Jackie Robinson Parkway & Kew Gardens Road
Jackie Robinson Parkway and Kew Gardens Road meet at a four-way crossing in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ezra Academy is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, is about a minute on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them schools, and 22 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along Kew Gardens Road.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, 100 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Kew Gardens-Union Tpke E, F100 feetE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Also within a walk
- 75 Av E, F0.4 milesE F
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Kew Gardens Rd, 100 feet away, for the Q37.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Kew Gardens Rd Q37100 feetQ37
Next buses at this stop
- Q37 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on Kew Gardens Road.
- 25 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd N & 78 Ave 24 docks in all830 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Union Turnpike, 270 feet by car along the streets.
- 141-50 Union Turnpike Gas station0.8 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11415
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102 and 112 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1940.
Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 2 trade or language schools
- 1 college
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Access Institute Trade or language school330 feet
- Ezra Academy School460 feet
- Kew Forest School830 feet
Show all 6
- Plaza College890 feet
- Telecom Institute of New York Trade or language school920 feet
- Beth Gavriel DCC Preschool, ages 2 to 51,020 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road Older adult center330 feet
- Borough Hall Post Office700 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch150 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch840 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket990 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy800 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Queens Boulevard 310 feet
- Kew Gardens Road & 80th Road 350 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 80th Road 410 feet
- 81st Avenue & Kew Gardens Road 620 feet
- Union Turnpike & Van Wyck Expressway 720 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 78th Avenue 740 feet
- 82nd Avenue & Kew Gardens Road 880 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Austin Street 920 feet
See every intersection along Jackie Robinson Parkway or Kew Gardens Road.