217th Street & 48th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 217th Street and 48th Avenue is in Bayside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Captain Dermody Triangle is 300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 48 Av/216 St, is 370 feet away for the Q27, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 48 Av/216 St, 370 feet away, for the Q27.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 48 Av/216 St Q27370 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger450 feet
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19 and 23 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 59 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 January 2022 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 48th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 48th Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Captain Dermody Triangle300 feet
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature480 feet
- Alley Pond Park520 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket1,190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 217th Street & 47th Road 260 feet
- 48th Avenue & 216th Street 260 feet
- 217th Street & 49th Avenue 290 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 48th Avenue 450 feet
- 48th Avenue & 215th Place 520 feet
- 48th Avenue & 216th Street at 49th Avenue 540 feet
- 217th Street & 50th Avenue 560 feet
- 47th Avenue & 217th Street 560 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or 48th Avenue.