Hillside Avenue & Lefferts Boulevard

Hillside Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Richmond Hill Republican Club stands 230 feet away, built in 1908. The nearest subway, 121 St, is about four minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and 20 places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1961, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
10 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
121 St
1,010 feet · 4 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
520 feet
Lefferts Blvd/85 Av · Q80
Within a walk
6 places
2 religious buildings, 1 library and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hillside Avenue & Lefferts Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 121 St, 1,010 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 121 St J, Z
    1,010 feet
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. 111 St J
    0.5 miles
    J

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Lefferts Blvd/85 Av, 520 feet away, for the Q80.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Lefferts Blvd/85 Av Q80
    520 feet
    Q80

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q80 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 85-10 126th Street Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 10 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11418
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kew Gardens
Elevation
60 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1961.

Trees

NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 29 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of Hillside Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Hillside Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY NOON-1:30PM

South side of Hillside Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM

East side of Lefferts Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Lefferts Boulevard

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 418902.

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Colonial Revival, and built in 1908.

  1. Richmond Hill Republican Club Designated landmark
    230 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 park
  • 1 police station

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Jacob Riis Triangle
    1,170 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Richmond Hill Library
    300 feet
  2. Rko Keith's Theatre Listed historic place
    670 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Resurrection Church Kew Gardens Listed historic place
    450 feet

Fire and police

  1. 102nd Precinct Police station
    1,250 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    970 feet

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 20 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hillside Avenue or Lefferts Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.