Palo Alto Avenue & Haywood Road
Palo Alto Avenue and Haywood Road meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Yeshiva University HS for Girls is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/87 Dr, is 680 feet away for the Q17, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1962, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 188 St/87 Dr, 680 feet away, for the Q17.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/87 Dr Q17680 feetQ17
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 187-41 Hillside Avenue Gas station890 feet
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11423
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 111 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1962.
Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the dawn redwood and the maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Palo Alto Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Dental Auxiliary Training Center Trade or language school1,000 feet
- Yeshiva University HS for Girls School1,170 feet
- Early Sunrise Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,310 feet
Health care
- Hollis Park Manor Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice980 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,030 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 four food stores.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Santiago Street & Palo Alto Avenue 340 feet
- 191st Street & Haywood Road 350 feet
- 188th Street & 87th Road 350 feet
- 191st Street & Palo Alto Avenue 440 feet
- 191st Street & Foothill Avenue 520 feet
- Palo Alto Street & Palo Alto Avenue 570 feet
- 87th Road & Chevy Chase Street 630 feet
- 188th Street & Wexford Terrace 630 feet
See every intersection along Haywood Road or Palo Alto Avenue.