Skillman Avenue & Pearson Place
Skillman Avenue and Pearson Place meet at a three-way junction in Sunnyside Yards (South), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Smiling Hogshead Ranch is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Hunters Point Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 2012 and 2019, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Hunters Point Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Hunters Point Av 70.3 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Hunters Point Project” (2012) by Tricia Keightley at the Hunters Point Av station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is 49 Av/25 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q67.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 49 Av/25 St Q67 · Shelter0.3 milesQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Skillman Avenue.
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 47 Ave & Skillman Ave 19 docks in all390 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Borden Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 43-10 Van Dam Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 46-71 30th Place Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 53-26 Van Dam Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11101
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Sunnyside Yards (South)
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 2012 and 2019.
Since 2014 at least 48 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the goldenrain tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 6 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 12 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 7am to 7pm on Skillman Avenue (west side).
North side of Pearson Place
- Authorized vehicles only 3 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
East side of Skillman Avenue
- Metered parking 7 signs 12 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING 6:30AM-7AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 412854 and 414115.
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1988 and 1989.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Smiling Hogshead Ranch Garden50 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Davis Court & Pearson Place 120 feet
- Skillman Avenue & Austell Place 270 feet
- 47th Avenue & Skillman Avenue 390 feet
- 27th Street & Pearson Place 690 feet
- 47th Avenue & 27th Street 750 feet
- 27th Street & Skillman Avenue 830 feet
- 27th Street & Austell Place 840 feet
- 27th Street & 49th Avenue 920 feet
See every intersection along Pearson Place or Skillman Avenue.