217th Street & 85th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 217th Street and 85th Avenue is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Bell Blvd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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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.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Bell Blvd Q46, Q48, QM6, QM360.3 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 chargers0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 180 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
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 & 85th Avenue 270 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 85th Avenue 280 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 217th Street 510 feet
- 215th Street & 85th Avenue 560 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 218th Street 650 feet
- 217th Street & 82nd Avenue 670 feet
- 85th Avenue & 82nd Avenue 750 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Bell Boulevard at 86th Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or 85th Avenue.