217th Street & 64th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 217th Street and 64th Avenue is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Battalion 53/Engine 326/Ladder 160 firehouse is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/218 St, is 880 feet away for the Q30 and Q75, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them schools, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/218 St, 880 feet away, for the Q30 and Q75.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/218 St Q30, Q75880 feetQ30 Q75
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- Q75 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 212th Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station1,210 feet
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 97 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1980.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 046 Alley Pond School860 feet
- B'Above Worldwide Institute Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,090 feet
- Interdisciplinary Cntr - Springfield School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tall Oak Playground310 feet
Fire and police
- Battalion 53/Engine 326/Ladder 160 Fire station1,150 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 218th Street & 64th Avenue 260 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 64th Avenue 280 feet
- 219th Street & 64th Avenue 520 feet
- 215th Street & 64th Avenue 560 feet
- 217th Street & 67th Avenue 660 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 218th Street 770 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Bell Boulevard 770 feet
- 220th Street & 64th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or 64th Avenue.