217th Street & Hollis Avenue
The three-way junction of 217th Street and Hollis Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. In 2025, 1,705 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Sts Joachim & Anne Church is 820 feet away, and P.S. 034 John Harvard is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hollis Av/216 St, is 290 feet away for the Q2, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hollis Av/216 St, 290 feet away, for the Q2.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hollis Av/216 St Q2290 feetQ2
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at 225th Street & 103rd Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.4 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 January 2018.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,705 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 493rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 770 more were issued.
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
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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 April 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 217th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 217th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Hollis Avenue
- No standing 1 sign 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
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- SS Joachim & Anne School1,060 feet
- P.S. 034 John Harvard School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Wayanda Park430 feet
- Wayanda Park Playground660 feet
Houses of worship
- Sts Joachim & Anne Church House of worship820 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 216th Street & Hollis Avenue 250 feet
- Hollis Avenue & 217th Place 270 feet
- Hollis Avenue & Robard Lane 410 feet
- 217th Street & 106th Avenue 420 feet
- Hollis Avenue & 217th Lane 570 feet
- 215th Street & Hollis Avenue 590 feet
- 217th Street & 110th Avenue 690 feet
- 217th Street & 104th Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or Hollis Avenue.