217th Street & 54th Avenue
The three-way junction of 217th Street and 54th 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. Colonial Church of Bayside is 80 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Luke Pl/217 St, is 220 feet away for the Q27, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Luke Pl/217 St, 220 feet away, for the Q27.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Luke Pl/217 St Q27220 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.6 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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 June 2024.
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
- 76 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 203 Oakland Gardens School950 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oakland Gardens Playground850 feet
- Oakland Gardens Garden850 feet
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature890 feet
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- Alley Pond Park900 feet
Houses of worship
- Colonial Church of Bayside House of worship80 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 miles
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 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:
- 217th Street & Luke Place 190 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 217th Street 270 feet
- 56th Avenue & Luke Place 450 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 216th Street 490 feet
- Bell Boulevard & Luke Place 530 feet
- 217th Street & 51st Avenue 540 feet
- 56th Avenue & 218th Street 560 feet
- 56th Avenue & 217th Street 560 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or 54th Avenue.