212th Street & 15th Avenue
The three-way junction of 212th Street and 15th Avenue is in Bay Terrace-Clearview, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 937 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, 212 St/15 Av, is 100 feet away for the QM2 and QM32, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1954 and 1960, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 212 St/15 Av, 100 feet away, for the QM2 and QM32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 212 St/15 Av QM2, QM32100 feetQM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Bell Boulevard at Totten Avenue, 1,180 feet by car along the streets.
- 18-10 Utopia Parkway Gas station1.3 miles
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2021.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 937 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 810th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 525 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Southbound on 212th Street | 590 | 348 |
| Northbound on 212th Street | 347 | 177 |
| Total | 937 | 525 |
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11360
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Terrace-Clearview
- Elevation
- 39 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1954 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 15th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 15th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 212th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedShopping centers
- Bay Terrace Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The nearest corners on foot, with walking distances:
- 212th Street & 16th Avenue 850 feet
- 212th Street & Bell Boulevard 1,130 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Bell Boulevard at Totten Avenue 1,180 feet
- 212th Street & 18th Avenue 1,250 feet
- 212th Street & Bay Lane 0.3 miles
- Cross Island Parkway & Totten Avenue 0.3 miles
- Cross Island Parkway & Bell Boulevard 0.3 miles
- Cross Island Parkway & Throgs Neck Bridge at Totten Avenue 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 15th Avenue or 212th Street.