217th Street & Hempstead Avenue
The four-way crossing of 217th Street and Hempstead Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Helping Hand Academy I is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/217 St, is 40 feet away for the Q82, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/217 St, 40 feet away, for the Q82.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/217 St Q8240 feetQ82
Next buses at this stop
- Q82 …
Cycling
- 15 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 station920 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 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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 four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2018 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 217th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Hempstead Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Tiny Step Learners Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 51,150 feet
- Amazing Grace Cna Training & Staffin Trade or language school1,200 feet
- Helping Hand Academy I School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Litchhult Square970 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 eight places to eat and five 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 217th Street & 99th Avenue 90 feet
- 99th Avenue & Hempstead Avenue 170 feet
- 217th Street & 100th Avenue 230 feet
- 217th Street & 98th Avenue 320 feet
- 100th Avenue & 98th Avenue 340 feet
- Hempstead Avenue & 98th Avenue 410 feet
- Hempstead Avenue & 217th Place 420 feet
- 216th Street & 99th Avenue 450 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or Hempstead Avenue.