218th Street & 40th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 218th Street and 40th Avenue is in Bayside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Bayside All St Episcopal Church is 1,120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/39 Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q13, Q27 and Q31. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 61 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 Bell Blvd/39 Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q13, Q27 and Q31.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bell Blvd/39 Av Q13, Q27, Q310.4 milesQ13 Q27 Q31
Next buses at this stop
- Q13 …
- Q27 …
- Q31 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.3 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 May 2017.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11361
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 88 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 1930 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 40th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- Bayside All St Episcopal Church House of worship1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Walfood Supermarket Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 219th Street & 40th Avenue 260 feet
- 217th Street & 40th Avenue 260 feet
- 220th Street & 40th Avenue 520 feet
- 216th Street & 40th Avenue 520 feet
- 39th Avenue & 217th Street 680 feet
- 221st Street & 40th Avenue 760 feet
- 215th Place & 40th Avenue 780 feet
- 39th Avenue & 220th Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 218th Street or 40th Avenue.