Somerset Street & Eton Street
Somerset Street and Eton Street meet at a three-way junction in Jamaica Estates-Holliswood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, Jamaica-179 St, is about eight minutes on foot, for the F. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1951, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Jamaica-179 St, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- Jamaica-179 St F0.4 milesF
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/184 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q1 and Q17.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/184 St Q1, Q170.3 milesQ1 Q17
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- Q17 …
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.
- 187-05 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11432
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood
- Elevation
- 107 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Eton Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of Eton Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
East side of Somerset Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change 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:
- Chelsea Street & Somerset Street 270 feet
- Dalny Road & Somerset Street 270 feet
- Henley Road & Somerset Street 510 feet
- Eton Street & Barrington Street 580 feet
- Dalny Road & Avon Street 670 feet
- Cambridge Road & Somerset Street 770 feet
- 184th Street & Wexford Terrace 870 feet
- Henley Road & Avon Street 870 feet
See every intersection along Eton Street or Somerset Street.