209th Street & Richland Avenue
The four-way crossing of 209th Street and Richland Avenue is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Motor Parkway is 190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Hollis Hills Terr, is 930 feet away for the Q46 and Q48, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Hollis Hills Terr, 930 feet away, for the Q46 and Q48.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Hollis Hills Terr Q46, Q48930 feetQ46 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Union Turnpike, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station1 mile
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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 November 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 107 and 111 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 102 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black walnut.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Richland 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 nature area
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Rlkti Primary School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Motor Parkway Nature area190 feet
- Cunningham Park200 feet
Houses of worship
- Hollis Hills Jewish Center House of worship1,030 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- 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:
- 210th Street & Richland Avenue 270 feet
- 208th Street & Richland Avenue 270 feet
- 211th Street & Richland Avenue 530 feet
- Union Turnpike & 209th Street 600 feet
- Hollis Hills Terrace & Richland Avenue 660 feet
- 212th Street & Richland Avenue 790 feet
- 210th Street & 75th Avenue 940 feet
- Hollis Hills Terrace & Vanderbilt Motor Parkway 980 feet
See every intersection along 209th Street or Richland Avenue.