116th Avenue & 218th Street
The four-way crossing of 116th Avenue and 218th Street is in Cambria Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. East Springfield Playground is 290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/Linden Blvd, is 740 feet away for the Q27, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/Linden Blvd, 740 feet away, for the Q27.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/Linden Blvd Q27740 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 station1,130 feet
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.5 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 November 2023.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, April 2018
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
- 51 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 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2013 and May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 116th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of 218th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./M.S. 147 Ronald McNair School300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- East Springfield Playground290 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Cambria Heights Library730 feet
Houses of worship
- Cambria Heights Community Church House of worship460 feet
Community centers and public services
- Alpha Phi Alpha Senior Citizens Center Older adult center1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket740 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 116th Avenue & 219th Street 260 feet
- 116th Avenue & 217th Street 260 feet
- 220th Street & 116th Avenue 520 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 116th Avenue 600 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 218th Street 640 feet
- 218th Street & 115th Road 660 feet
- 221st Street & 116th Avenue 780 feet
- 116th Avenue & Nashville Boulevard 880 feet
See every intersection along 116th Avenue or 218th Street.