Vermont Place & Highland Boulevard
Vermont Place and Highland Boulevard (south-west) meet at a three-way junction inside Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (South), Queens. The corner stands inside Highland Park. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The statue “Dawn of Glory” is 780 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 three public places.
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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
A marked bike lane runs on Highland Boulevard.
Nearest bike-share station
- Highland Blvd & Vermont Pl 24 docks in all50 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 station0.5 miles
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
- 154 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 150 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1901 and 1910.
Trees
NYC Parks records 118 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the sweetgum.
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, 1924780 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
This corner stands inside Highland Park.
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Highland Parksurrounds this corner
- Upper Highland Playground1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
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 nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Highland Boulevard & Robert Place 210 feet
- Vermont Place & Highland Boulevard 370 feet
- Barbey Street & Highland Boulevard 470 feet
- Highland Boulevard & Barberry Court 680 feet
- Barberry Court & Robert Street 990 feet
- Barbey Street & Sunnyside Avenue 1,020 feet
- Highland Boulevard & Heath Place 1,100 feet
- Vermont Place & Jackie Robinson Parkway 1,280 feet
See every intersection along Highland Boulevard or Vermont Place.