215th Street & 45th Drive

The three-way junction of 215th Street and 45th Drive is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 031 Bayside is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/46 Av, is 480 feet away for the Q31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 30 places to eat.

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215th Street & 45th Drive Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/46 Av, 480 feet away, for the Q31.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bell Blvd/46 Av Q31
    480 feet
    Q31

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.5 miles

Between 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 July 2021.

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
60 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1955.

Trees

NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 3 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2017, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 45th Drive

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 45th Drive

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 444811 and 457282.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nine public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 library
  • 1 police station
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    640 feet
  2. P.S. 031 Bayside School
    1,070 feet
  3. Immanuel Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet
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  1. Outshine Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,240 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bayside Library
    660 feet

Fire and police

  1. 111th Precinct Police station
    470 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    890 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and three 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.