217th Street & 51st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 217th Street and 51st 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. Colonial Church of Bayside is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 216 St/50 Av, is 510 feet away for the Q27, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 216 St/50 Av, 510 feet away, for the Q27.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 216 St/50 Av Q27510 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1,290 feet
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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 January 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 90 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 garden
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 203 Oakland Gardens School1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature700 feet
- Alley Pond Park710 feet
- Oakland Gardens Garden900 feet
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- Captain Dermody Triangle950 feet
- Oakland Gardens Playground1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- Colonial Church of Bayside House of worship610 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & 216th Street 270 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 217th Street 280 feet
- 217th Street & 50th Avenue 280 feet
- 215th Street & 51st Avenue 440 feet
- 217th Street & 54th Avenue 540 feet
- 217th Street & 49th Avenue 550 feet
- 50th Avenue & 216th Street 580 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 51st Avenue 670 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or 51st Avenue.