Van Wyck Expressway & Hillside Avenue

Van Wyck Expressway and Hillside Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2026, 4,115 red-light camera tickets were recorded here through July 26. Tiegerman High School is 550 feet away. The nearest subway, Jamaica-Van Wyck, is about two minutes on foot, and two subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and 17 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jamaica-Van Wyck
530 feet · 2 min on foot · E
Nearest bus stop
420 feet
Van WYCK Expwy Service Rd/Kew Gardens Rd · J90, T340
Within a walk
4 places
2 schools, 1 hospital and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Van Wyck Expressway & Hillside Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jamaica-Van Wyck, 530 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica-Van Wyck E
    530 feet
    E

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
1 line
  1. E …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. E …

Also within a walk

  1. Sutphin Blvd F
    0.3 miles
    F
  2. Briarwood E, F
    0.3 miles
    E F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Van WYCK Expwy Service Rd/Kew Gardens Rd, 420 feet away, for the J90 and T340.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Van WYCK Expwy Service Rd/Kew Gardens Rd J90, T340
    420 feet
    J90 T340

Next buses at this stop

  1. J90 …
  2. T340 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at 138th Street & Van Wyck Expressway, 610 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 138-17 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    590 feet
  2. 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers
    0.8 miles
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.

Camera tickets

How tickets are counted

In 2026 so far, through July 26, 4,115 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner.

Red-light camera tickets by the direction of travel written on the ticket
Direction on the ticket2026 so far
Southbound on Van Wyck Expressway3,872
Northbound on Van Wyck Expressway243
Total4,115

Every corner with red-light camera tickets

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11418
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
29
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Kew Gardens
Elevation
71 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to six travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1954.

Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Seven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green Leaf' Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 47 signs on these blocks
  • 9 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2016 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Hillside Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of Hillside Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY NOON-1:30PM
  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Van Wyck Expressway

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8AM-8:30AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Van Wyck Expressway

  • No parking 11 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 7 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 1 hospital
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. Tiegerman High School
    550 feet
  2. Zucker Jewish Academy of Queens School
    1,260 feet

Health care

  1. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Hospital
    1,010 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Our Lady of Cenacle Church House of worship
    460 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trade Fair Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and five 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 nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Hillside Avenue or Van Wyck Expressway.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC Finance, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.