Hillside Avenue & Musket Street
Hillside Avenue and Musket Street meet at a three-way junction in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Detective William T. Gunn Playground is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Winchester Blvd, is 270 feet away for the Q43 and QM68, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and two places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/Winchester Blvd, 270 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Winchester Blvd Q43, QM68 · Shelter270 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 222-41 Braddock Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 99 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the white ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Hillside Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 9PM-5AM ALL DAYS
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 018 Winchester School1,070 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Detective William T. Gunn Playground660 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & Avenue A 180 feet
- 1st Street & Avenue A 270 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Range Street 300 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Winchester Boulevard 340 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 234th Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 235th Court 600 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 233rd Street 790 feet
- 87th Avenue & Musket Street 870 feet
See every intersection along Hillside Avenue or Musket Street.