217th Street & 77th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 217th Street and 77th Avenue is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. American Martyrs Church Bayside is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Bell Blvd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places. About 120 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1952, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Bell Blvd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Bell Blvd Q46, Q48, QM6, QM36 · Shelter0.3 milesQ46 Q48 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Union Turnpike, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.6 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
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 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
- 147 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 120 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black locust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and September 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 217th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 77th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 205 Alexander Graham Bell School360 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Motor Parkway Nature area150 feet
- Telephone Playground420 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Long Island Motor Parkway Listed historic place410 feet
Houses of worship
- American Martyrs Church Bayside House of worship1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Bell Boulevard & 77th Avenue 280 feet
- 217th Street & 75th Avenue 670 feet
- Bell Boulevard & Kingsbury Avenue 690 feet
- 220th Street & 77th Avenue 790 feet
- Kingsbury Avenue & Stewart Road 820 feet
- 75th Avenue & 74th Avenue 900 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 75th Avenue 920 feet
- Bell Boulevard & Peck Avenue 960 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or 77th Avenue.