217th Street & 98th Avenue
The three-way junction of 217th Street and 98th Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Litchhult Square is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/217 St, is 340 feet away for the Q82, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/217 St, 340 feet away, for the Q82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/217 St Q82340 feetQ82
Next buses at this stop
- Q82 …
Cycling
- 22 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station1,020 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2016.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11429
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queens Village
- Elevation
- 71 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Freeman maple.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Tiny Step Learners Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 51,250 feet
- Amazing Grace Cna Training & Staffin Trade or language school1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Litchhult Square1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two food stores.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 217th Street & 100th Avenue 90 feet
- 100th Avenue & 98th Avenue 140 feet
- 217th Street & Hempstead Avenue 320 feet
- 217th Street & 99th Avenue 410 feet
- 99th Avenue & 100th Avenue 410 feet
- 99th Avenue & Hempstead Avenue 490 feet
- Hempstead Avenue & 98th Avenue 520 feet
- Hempstead Avenue & 217th Place 740 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or 98th Avenue.