218th Street & Sawyer Avenue
The three-way junction of 218th Street and Sawyer Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Springfield Blvd, is 1,150 feet away for the Q1, Q36, Q43 and QM68, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/Springfield Blvd, 1,150 feet away, for the Q1, Q36, Q43 and QM68.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Springfield Blvd Q1, Q36, Q43, QM681,150 feetQ1 Q36 Q43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- Q36 …
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway at Clearview Expressway & Hillside Avenue at 212th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-24 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars3 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 November 2016.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queens Village
- Elevation
- 145 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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:
- 218th Street & Spencer Avenue 260 feet
- 218th Place & Spencer Avenue 510 feet
- 217th Street & Spencer Avenue 560 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & Sawyer Avenue 710 feet
- 216th Street & Spencer Avenue 720 feet
- 219th Street & Spencer Avenue 750 feet
- Spencer Avenue & Sawyer Avenue 760 feet
- 215th Place & Spencer Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 218th Street or Sawyer Avenue.