Main Street & Hoover Avenue
Main Street and Hoover Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Jamaica Hills-Briarwood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Israel of Briarwood is 1,230 feet away. The nearest subway, Briarwood, is about seven minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1958, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Briarwood, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Briarwood E, F0.4 milesE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Coolidge Av, 370 feet away, for the Q20.
- 18 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Coolidge Av Q20370 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Hoover Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 146-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.4 miles
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2016
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11435
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Hills-Briarwood
- Elevation
- 127 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1955 and 1958.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hoover Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Hoover Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
East side of Main Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of Main Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
Schools and child care
- Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K570 feet
- Ira's Parkway Daycare & Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K760 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Briarwood House of worship1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
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:
- Hoover Avenue & Lander Street 40 feet
- Main Street & Coolidge Avenue 260 feet
- Hoover Avenue & Daniels Street 340 feet
- 141st Street & Hoover Avenue 480 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Main Street 520 feet
- Coolidge Avenue & Daniels Street 570 feet
- 84th Road & Lander Street 600 feet
- 84th Avenue & Daniels Street 620 feet
See every intersection along Hoover Avenue or Main Street.