217th Street & 36th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 217th Street and 36th Avenue 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. Sacred Heart Catholic-Bayside is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/35 Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q13, Q27 and Q31. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/35 Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q13, Q27 and Q31.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bell Blvd/35 Av Q13, Q27, Q310.4 milesQ13 Q27 Q31
Next buses at this stop
- Q13 …
- Q27 …
- Q31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 35th Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-51 Bell Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.5 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 May 2022.
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
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and March 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 217th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 36th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Sacred Heart Catholic-Bayside School550 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Crocheron Park690 feet
- Golden Pond in Crocheron Park Park feature1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- Sacred Heart of Jesus RC Church House of worship730 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 36th Avenue & 216th Street 260 feet
- 218th Street & 36th Avenue 260 feet
- 217th Street & Corbett Road 320 feet
- 36th Avenue & 215th Place 520 feet
- 217th Street & 38th Avenue 570 feet
- 216th Street & Corbett Road 590 feet
- 219th Street & 36th Avenue 620 feet
- 35th Avenue & Corbett Road 760 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or 36th Avenue.