Hollis offers affordable single-family homes with a suburban feel and diverse community character. The LIRR Hollis station and bus routes provide transit options.
Hollis offers affordable single-family homes with a suburban feel and diverse community character. The LIRR Hollis station and bus routes provide transit options.
Did you know?
Run-DMC grew up in Hollis and put the neighborhood on the map with their 1984 song "It's Like That" — the group is honored with a street co-naming on 205th Street.
Neighborhood Stats
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Housing cost
$466 / sq ft
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Hollis keeps things simple with just two playgrounds serving the area. Haggerty Park offers a solid playground setup, and Hollis Playground gives residents another option for outdoor play. It's a thin selection — you won't find a major park or waterfront here — but what's there covers the basics for anyone looking to get outside. Tree canopy is decent along residential blocks, though you'd need to venture farther afield for more expansive green space.
Schools & early education
Hollis offers a solid public school lineup anchored by P.S. 134 Hollis and P.S. 035 Nathaniel Woodhull for elementary families, with I.S. 192 The Linden covering middle school grades. For high school, Pathways College Preparatory School shares the 204th Street campus with the middle school. A handful of preschools and two private options—including Helping Hand Academy II—round out the mix, though with only about 15% of households having kids, the parent pool here is relatively thin.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Hollis a good neighborhood for families?
- Hollis scores 54/100 for families on Motley — near the middle of the pack citywide. The Family Fit score blends safety, schools, parks, cost of living, and community.
- Is Hollis safe?
- Hollis scores 57/100 on safety — near the middle of the pack citywide. We build the score from NYPD complaint data, normalized by population.
- How are the schools in Hollis?
- Hollis has 7 schools mapped inside its boundary and scores 43/100 for schools — near the middle of the pack citywide.
- Is Hollis affordable?
- Hollis scores 69/100 for affordability on Motley — more affordable than most NYC neighborhoods.
- Which borough is Hollis in?
- Hollis is a neighborhood in Queens, New York City.
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