217th Street & 121st Avenue
The three-way junction of 217th Street and 121st Avenue is in Cambria Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Cambria Playground is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 120 Av/Springfield Blvd, is 810 feet away for the Q84, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 200 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 120 Av/Springfield Blvd, 810 feet away, for the Q84.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 120 Av/Springfield Blvd Q84810 feetQ84
Next buses at this stop
- Q84 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Linden Boulevard, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 216-04 Linden Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers0.9 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 April 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11411
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 27 and 31 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 105 and 116 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cambria Heights
- Elevation
- 39 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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
Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cambria Playground660 feet
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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 218th Street & 121st Avenue 260 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 121st Avenue 340 feet
- 219th Street & 121st Avenue 520 feet
- 121st Avenue & Nashville Boulevard 610 feet
- 217th Street & 120th Avenue 640 feet
- 218th Street & 120th Avenue 890 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 120th Avenue 920 feet
- 201st Street & Nashville Boulevard 960 feet
See every intersection along 121st Avenue or 217th Street.