Hillside Avenue & Queens Boulevard

Hillside Avenue and Queens Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Tiegerman High School is 1,200 feet away. The nearest subway, Sutphin Blvd, is about four minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Queens Boulevard.

Safety record
26 hurt
38 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Sutphin Blvd
1,010 feet · 4 min on foot · F
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
Queens Blvd/Jamaica Av · Q20, Q60, T300
Within a walk
5 places
3 religious buildings and 2 schools, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Hillside Avenue & Queens Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

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

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Sutphin Blvd F
    1,010 feet
    F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. F …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. F …

Also within a walk

  1. Jamaica-Van Wyck E
    1,170 feet
    E
  2. Briarwood E, F
    0.4 miles
    E F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/Jamaica Av, 610 feet away, for the Q20, Q60 and T300.

  • 19 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/Jamaica Av Q20, Q60, T300 · Shelter
    610 feet
    Q20 Q60 T300
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q20 …
  2. Q60 …
  3. T300 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Queens Boulevard.

  • 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 610 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 138-50 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    220 feet
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.7 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 26 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot
  • 2 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2019

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11435
Community board
Queens Community Board 8
City Council district
24
Police precinct
103 and 107 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
Elevation
59 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • A designated truck route

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 25 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 49 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 3 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and October 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hillside Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Hillside Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 10 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING HOTEL LOADING ZONE

West side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 403462, 420883 and 424063.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 schools

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 082 Hammond School
    1,150 feet
  2. Tiegerman High School
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Forgiveness Assembly Church House of worship
    720 feet
  2. Our Lady of Cenacle Church House of worship
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and nine food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hillside Avenue or Queens Boulevard.

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