116th Avenue & 217th Street
The four-way crossing of 116th Avenue and 217th Street is in Cambria Heights, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Cambria Heights Community Church is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/Linden Blvd, is 490 feet away for the Q27, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/Linden Blvd, 490 feet away, for the Q27.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/Linden Blvd Q27490 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Linden Boulevard, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 216-04 Linden Boulevard Gas station870 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11411
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cambria Heights
- Elevation
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2018 and May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 116th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 116th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./M.S. 147 Ronald McNair School550 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- East Springfield Playground550 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Cambria Heights Library980 feet
Houses of worship
- Cambria Heights Community Church House of worship720 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket790 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six food stores.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 116th Avenue & 218th Street 260 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 116th Avenue 340 feet
- 116th Avenue & 219th Street 520 feet
- 116th Avenue & Nashville Boulevard 620 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 217th Street 640 feet
- 217th Street & 115th Road 660 feet
- 209th Street & Nashville Boulevard 710 feet
- 220th Street & 116th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 116th Avenue or 217th Street.