Wexford Terrace & Chelsea Street
Wexford Terrace and Chelsea Street meet at a four-way crossing 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 are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1963, 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/187 St, 350 feet away, for the Q2, Q3, Q76 and QM68.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/187 St Q2, Q3, Q76, QM68350 feetQ2 Q3 Q76 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
- Q3 …
- Q76 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at 188th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 187-05 Hillside Avenue Gas station510 feet
- 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
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
- 91 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1963.
Since 2014 at least 31 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Chelsea Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of Chelsea Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Wexford Terrace
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Wexford Terrace
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Early Sunrise Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K490 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch940 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and eight 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 87th Road & Chelsea Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Chelsea Street 280 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 187th Street 400 feet
- Wexford Terrace & Eton Street 420 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 186th Street 420 feet
- 188th Street & Wexford Terrace 610 feet
- 87th Road & Chevy Chase Street 620 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 187th Place 650 feet
See every intersection along Chelsea Street or Wexford Terrace.