Yellowstone Boulevard & Gerard Place

Yellowstone Boulevard and Gerard Place meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Russell Sage Playground is 880 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Hills-71 Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 26 places to eat.

Safety record
3 hurt
12 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Forest Hills-71 Av
1,250 feet · 5 min on foot · E, F, M, R
Nearest bus stop
60 feet
Yellowstone Blvd/Gerard Pl · Q23, QM12, QM42
Within a walk
15 places
4 day care or pre-K sites, 4 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Yellowstone Boulevard & Gerard Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Forest Hills-71 Av, 1,250 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Forest Hills-71 Av E, F, M, R
    1,250 feet
    E F M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
4 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …
  3. M …
  4. R …
Manhattan
4 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …
  3. M …
  4. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 67 Av M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Yellowstone Blvd/Gerard Pl, 60 feet away, for the Q23, QM12 and QM42.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Yellowstone Blvd/Gerard Pl Q23, QM12, QM42 · Shelter
    60 feet
    Q23 QM12 QM42
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q23 …
  2. QM12 …
  3. QM42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd S & Yellowstone Blvd 24 docks in all
    640 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Jewel Avenue & Grand Central Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 75-41 Yellowstone Boulevard Gas station
    1 mile
  2. 104-40 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers
    590 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11375
Community board
Queens Community Board 6
City Council district
29
Police precinct
112
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Forest Hills
Elevation
48 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to three travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1956 and 1960.

Since 2014 at least 100 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2024 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of Gerard Place

  • Truck loading only 3 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of Gerard Place

  • Metered parking 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

East side of Yellowstone Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-4PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AVO POLICE DEPARTMENT
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 406331 and 466871.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Fifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 day care or pre-K sites
  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Metropolitan Learning Institute Trade or language school
    300 feet
  2. Ivy United USA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    540 feet
  3. Clearview Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    700 feet
Show all 5
  1. Achieve Beyond Preschool
    870 feet
  2. J.H.S. 190 Russell Sage School
    960 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. MacDonald Park
    360 feet
  2. Russell Sage Playground
    880 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Forest Hills Jewish Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    570 feet
  2. Young Israel of Forest Hills House of worship
    1,240 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 106-06 Queens Boulevard Older adult center
    600 feet
  2. Forest Hills Post Office Listed historic place
    690 feet

Fire and police

  1. 112th Precinct Police station
    710 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    830 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    300 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  3. Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    870 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,060 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along Gerard Place or Yellowstone Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.