217th Street & 38th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 217th Street and 38th 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 180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/38 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q13 and Q31, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, 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/38 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q13 and Q31.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bell Blvd/38 Av Q13, Q310.3 milesQ13 Q31
Next buses at this stop
- Q13 …
- Q31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 35-02 Bell Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.4 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 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
- 89 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2017, 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 38th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Sacred Heart Catholic-Bayside School180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Crocheron Park1,260 feet
Houses of worship
- Sacred Heart of Jesus RC Church House of worship440 feet
Supermarkets
- Walfood Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 38th Avenue & 216th Street 260 feet
- 38th Avenue & 218th Street 260 feet
- 39th Avenue & 217th Street 470 feet
- 38th Avenue & 219th Street 520 feet
- 38th Avenue & 215th Place 520 feet
- 217th Street & 36th Avenue 570 feet
- 39th Avenue & 216th Street 730 feet
- 39th Avenue & 218th Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or 38th Avenue.