116th Avenue & 222nd Street

The four-way crossing of 116th Avenue and 222nd Street is in Cambria Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Sacred Heart Catholic Academy is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/222 St, is 730 feet away for the Q4 and QM64, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.

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116th Avenue & 222nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/222 St, 730 feet away, for the Q4 and QM64.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Linden Blvd/222 St Q4, QM64
    730 feet
    Q4 QM64

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q4 …
  2. QM64 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 13 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 216-04 Linden Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers
    1.7 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 January 2021.

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
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1945.

Trees

NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 1 sign on these blocks
  • 1 rule

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 116th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 46 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Storybook, and built in 1931.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 3 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 playground

Schools and child care

  1. Sacred Heart School School-based preschool, ages 3 to 5
    1,010 feet
  2. Sacred Heart Catholic Academy School
    1,030 feet
  3. P.S./M.S. 147 Ronald McNair School
    1,080 feet
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  1. Merrick Academy-Queens Public Charter School Middle School
    1,220 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. East Springfield Playground
    1,120 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Cambria Heights Community Church House of worship
    590 feet
  2. Sacred Heart Church Cambria Heights House of worship
    1,010 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Alpha Phi Alpha Senior Citizens Center Older adult center
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Bazaar Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.