215th Street & 17th Avenue
The three-way junction of 215th Street and 17th Avenue is in Bay Terrace-Clearview, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bay Terrace Library is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/16 Av, is 580 feet away for the Q13, QM2 and QM32, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/16 Av, 580 feet away, for the Q13, QM2 and QM32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bell Blvd/16 Av Q13, QM2, QM32580 feetQ13 QM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- Q13 …
- 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-51 Bell Boulevard Gas station1.2 miles
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- 42 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1969 and 1973.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 215th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Happy Maryann Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bay Terrace Playground1,200 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bay Terrace Library1,270 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Bay Terrace Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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:
- 216th Street & 17th Avenue 260 feet
- 215th Street & 16th Avenue 260 feet
- 215th Street & 18th Avenue 520 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 16th Avenue 530 feet
- 215th Street & 15th Road 650 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 18th Avenue 790 feet
- 216th Street & 15th Road 900 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 215th Street 990 feet
See every intersection along 17th Avenue or 215th Street.