215th Street & 86th Avenue
The three-way junction of 215th 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. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/215 Pl, is 0.3 miles away for the Q1 and QM68, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 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 Hillside Av/215 Pl, 0.3 miles away, for the Q1 and QM68.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/215 Pl Q1, QM680.3 milesQ1 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- QM68 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway at Clearview Expressway & Hillside Avenue at 212th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-24 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.7 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 June 2021.
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
- 171 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 160 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 1945 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Avenue & 214th Street 260 feet
- 86th Avenue & 86th Road 290 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Bell Boulevard at 86th Avenue 300 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 86th Road 330 feet
- 213th Street & 86th Avenue 520 feet
- 214th Street & 86th Road 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 217th Street 600 feet
- 215th Street & 85th Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along 215th Street or 86th Avenue.