Jewel Avenue & Yellowstone Boulevard

Jewel Avenue and Yellowstone Boulevard meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The statue “Gerald MacDonald” is 470 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Hills-71 Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 19 places to eat. About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1942 and 1965, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Forest Hills-71 Av
860 feet · 3 min on foot · E, F, M, R
Nearest bus stop
220 feet
Queens Blvd/Yellowstone Blvd · Q60, QM18
Within a walk
13 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 2 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Jewel Avenue & Yellowstone Boulevard Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Forest Hills-71 Av, 860 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Forest Hills-71 Av E, F, M, R
    860 feet
    E F M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
4 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …
  3. M …
  4. R …
Manhattan
4 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …
  3. M …
  4. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 67 Av M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/Yellowstone Blvd, 220 feet away, for the Q60 and QM18.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/Yellowstone Blvd Q60, QM18
    220 feet
    Q60 QM18

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q60 …
  2. QM18 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd S & Yellowstone Blvd 24 docks in all
    240 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Jewel Avenue & Grand Central Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 96-27 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 104-40 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    1,220 feet
  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 three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11375
Community board
Queens Community Board 6
City Council district
29
Police precinct
112
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Forest Hills
Elevation
45 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,900 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 1942 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 100 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 136 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 8 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2017, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Jewel Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Yellowstone Boulevard

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in MacDonald Park.

  1. Gerald MacDonald Statue by Frederic De Henwood, 1934
    470 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ivy United USA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    430 feet
  2. Metropolitan Learning Institute Trade or language school
    430 feet
  3. Achieve Beyond Preschool
    1,050 feet
Show all 5
  1. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,110 feet
  2. Aim High Childrens - Rise and Shine School
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. MacDonald Park
    210 feet
  2. Yellowstone Park
    1,190 feet
  3. Yellowstone Park Playground
    1,200 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Forest Hills Jewish Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    460 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Forest Hills Post Office Listed historic place
    490 feet
  2. Older adult center at 106-06 Queens Boulevard Older adult center
    790 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    720 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    370 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    1,310 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    750 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,240 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and seven food stores.

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

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Jewel Avenue or Yellowstone Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.