217th Street & 40th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 217th Street and 40th Avenue is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Sacred Heart Catholic-Bayside is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/39 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q13, Q27 and Q31. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings. About 400 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/39 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q13, Q27 and Q31.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bell Blvd/39 Av Q13, Q27, Q310.3 milesQ13 Q27 Q31
Next buses at this stop
- Q13 …
- Q27 …
- Q31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 35-02 Bell Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.3 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 December 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
- 79 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2023 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 40th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 40th Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Sacred Heart Catholic-Bayside School1,070 feet
Houses of worship
- Bayside All St Episcopal Church House of worship860 feet
Supermarkets
- Walfood Supermarket Supermarket0.3 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 216th Street & 40th Avenue 260 feet
- 218th Street & 40th Avenue 260 feet
- 39th Avenue & 217th Street 420 feet
- 215th Place & 40th Avenue 520 feet
- 219th Street & 40th Avenue 520 feet
- 39th Avenue & 216th Street 680 feet
- 39th Avenue & 218th Street 680 feet
- 220th Street & 40th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or 40th Avenue.