217th Street & Luke Place
The three-way junction of 217th Street and Luke Place is in Bayside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Oakland Gardens is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Luke Pl/217 St, is 40 feet away for the Q27, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Luke Pl/217 St, 40 feet away, for the Q27.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Luke Pl/217 St Q2740 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.6 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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 March 2014.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 70 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 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
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Luke Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 203 Oakland Gardens School1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature1,030 feet
- Oakland Gardens Garden1,030 feet
- Oakland Gardens Playground1,040 feet
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- Alley Pond Park1,080 feet
Houses of worship
- Colonial Church of Bayside House of worship130 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.4 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 217th Street & 54th Avenue 190 feet
- 56th Avenue & Luke Place 260 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 216th Street 310 feet
- Bell Boulevard & Luke Place 340 feet
- 56th Avenue & 218th Street 380 feet
- 56th Avenue & 217th Street 380 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 217th Street 450 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Bell Boulevard 560 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or Luke Place.