Hillside Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard
Hillside Avenue and Commonwealth Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 23 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2026, 2,509 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, is 50 feet away for the Q43 and QM68, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, 50 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, QM6850 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Commonwealth Boulevard.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 100 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station990 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 23 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 17 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2026 so far, through July 26, 2,509 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 102 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Commonwealth Boulevard
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 100 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 246th Street 210 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 280 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 84th Road 320 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 430 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 247th Street 470 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Cross Island Parkway 520 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 84th Road 540 feet
See every intersection along Commonwealth Boulevard or Hillside Avenue.