216th Street & 17th Avenue
The three-way junction of 216th Street and 17th Avenue is in Bay Terrace-Clearview, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/16 Av, is 840 feet away for the Q13, QM2 and QM32, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1969 and 1975, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/16 Av, 840 feet away, for the Q13, QM2 and QM32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bell Blvd/16 Av Q13, QM2, QM32840 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 chargers0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
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 April 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
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Within a walk
How places are listedShopping centers
- Bay Terrace Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 215th Street & 17th Avenue 260 feet
- 215th Street & 16th Avenue 520 feet
- 216th Street & 15th Road 650 feet
- 215th Street & 18th Avenue 770 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 16th Avenue 790 feet
- 15th Road & Waters Edge Drive 840 feet
- 215th Street & 15th Road 900 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 18th Avenue 1,050 feet
See every intersection along 17th Avenue or 216th Street.