Vermont Place & Highland Boulevard
Vermont Place and Highland Boulevard (north-east) meet at a three-way junction inside Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South), Queens. The corner stands inside Highland Park. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Dawn of Glory” is 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/Barbey St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q56, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. Within 820 feet are 28 homes, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/Barbey St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q56.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/Barbey St Q560.3 milesQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Highland Blvd & Vermont Pl 24 docks in all350 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 596 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32 and 37 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 75 and 104 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South)
- Elevation
- 158 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are 28 homes, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2015 and December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Highland Boulevard
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Highland Boulevard
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Highland Park.
- Dawn of Glory Statue by Pietro Montana, 1924740 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
This corner stands inside Highland Park.
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Highland Parksurrounds this corner
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Vermont Place & Highland Boulevard 370 feet
- Highland Boulevard & Robert Place 580 feet
- Barbey Street & Highland Boulevard 840 feet
- Highland Boulevard & Barberry Court 1,050 feet
- Vermont Place & Jackie Robinson Parkway 1,210 feet
- Barberry Court & Robert Street 0.3 miles
- Barbey Street & Sunnyside Avenue 0.3 miles
- Highland Boulevard & Heath Place 0.3 miles
See every intersection along Highland Boulevard or Vermont Place.