212th Street & 86th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 212th Street and 86th Avenue is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Cunningham Park is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/211 St, is 0.5 miles away for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 140 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/211 St, 0.5 miles away, for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/211 St Q46, Q48, QM6, QM360.5 milesQ46 Q48 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Union Turnpike, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-24 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 169 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 140 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 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cunningham Park1,020 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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:
- 213th Street & 86th Avenue 260 feet
- 211th Street & 86th Avenue 270 feet
- 86th Avenue & 214th Street 520 feet
- 210th Street & Hollis Hills Terrace 580 feet
- 214th Street & 86th Road 630 feet
- 212th Street & 85th Avenue 710 feet
- 215th Street & 86th Avenue 780 feet
- 211th Street & 85th Avenue 950 feet
See every intersection along 212th Street or 86th Avenue.