215th Street & 40th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 215th Street and 40th Avenue is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bayside All St Episcopal Church is 100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/39 Av, is 1,060 feet away for the Q13, Q27 and Q31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and 42 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/39 Av, 1,060 feet away, for the Q13, Q27 and Q31.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bell Blvd/39 Av Q13, Q27, Q311,060 feetQ13 Q27 Q31
Next buses at this stop
- Q13 …
- Q27 …
- Q31 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 43rd Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 35-02 Bell Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers600 feet
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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11361
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 40th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 40th Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- Little Explorers Preschool, ages 2 to 5640 feet
Houses of worship
- Bayside All St Episcopal Church House of worship100 feet
- Sacred Heart of Jesus RC Church House of worship1,270 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 306 Fire station550 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch1,090 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,090 feet
- Citibank Bank branch1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Walfood Supermarket Supermarket1,030 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 42 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 214th Place & 40th Avenue 260 feet
- 215th Place & 40th Avenue 260 feet
- 39th Avenue & 215th Street 420 feet
- 216th Street & 40th Avenue 520 feet
- 40th Avenue & Corporal Stone Street 520 feet
- 39th Avenue & 214th Place 680 feet
- 39th Avenue & 215th Place 680 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 40th Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along 215th Street or 40th Avenue.