217th Street & 99th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 217th Street and 99th Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Litchhult Square is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/217 St, is 120 feet away for the Q82, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/217 St, 120 feet away, for the Q82.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/217 St Q82120 feetQ82
Next buses at this stop
- Q82 …
Cycling
- 8 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 station1,000 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported ten crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2023.
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
- 68 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 217th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of 217th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of 99th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 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 51,230 feet
- Amazing Grace Cna Training & Staffin Trade or language school1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Litchhult Square1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 217th Street & Hempstead Avenue 90 feet
- 99th Avenue & Hempstead Avenue 160 feet
- 217th Street & 100th Avenue 320 feet
- 216th Street & 99th Avenue 360 feet
- 217th Street & 98th Avenue 410 feet
- Hempstead Avenue & 217th Place 410 feet
- 100th Avenue & 98th Avenue 430 feet
- 217th Street & 102nd Avenue 440 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or 99th Avenue.