218th Street & Hempstead Avenue
The three-way junction of 218th Street and Hempstead Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,876 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Grace Lutheran Church Queens Village is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/217 LN, is 140 feet away for the Q82, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, ten of them religious buildings, and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/217 LN, 140 feet away, for the Q82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/217 LN Q82 · Shelter140 feetQ82
Next buses at this stop
- Q82 …
Cycling
- 11 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2021
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2022
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,876 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 452nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 844 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 four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 500 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hempstead Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 10 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Alpha Fundamental Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5290 feet
- SS Joachim & Anne School1,080 feet
- District 29 Pre-K Center at 100-05 Springfield Boulevard Pre-K center1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- Grace Lutheran Church Queens Village House of worship790 feet
- Hope Restoration Ministries House of worship850 feet
- Sts Joachim & Anne Church House of worship1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket530 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and eight food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 218th Street & 101st Avenue 150 feet
- Hempstead Avenue & 217th Lane 240 feet
- 218th Street & 100th Avenue 310 feet
- 100th Avenue & 217th Lane 510 feet
- 103rd Avenue & 217th Lane 510 feet
- Hempstead Avenue & 217th Place 620 feet
- 218th Street & 99th Avenue 660 feet
- 103rd Avenue & 218th Place 680 feet
See every intersection along 218th Street or Hempstead Avenue.