220th Street & 97th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 220th Street and 97th Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 304/Ladder 162 firehouse is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/98 Av, is 790 feet away for the Q27, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/98 Av, 790 feet away, for the Q27.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/98 Av Q27790 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
Cycling
- 15 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 77 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 1925 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Ivory Silk' Japanese tree lilac.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 97th Avenue
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Queens Village Veterans Plaza.
- Queens Village-Bellerose Memorial Stele, 1949770 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Kidslandny Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K970 feet
- Abd School for Nurse Aides Trade or language school1,000 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Queens Village Veterans Plaza930 feet
Houses of worship
- Queens Reformed Church House of worship1,260 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 304/Ladder 162 Fire station800 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 221st Street & 97th Avenue 260 feet
- 219th Street & 97th Avenue 260 feet
- 219th Street & 98th Avenue 560 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 97th Avenue 630 feet
- 220th Street & 99th Avenue 710 feet
- 219th Street & 99th Avenue 820 feet
- 221st Street & 99th Avenue 830 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & Amboy Lane 880 feet
See every intersection along 220th Street or 97th Avenue.