220th Street & Hempstead Avenue
The three-way junction of 220th Street and Hempstead Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,042 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Grace Lutheran Church Queens Village is 530 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/221 St, is 240 feet away for the Q2 and Q82, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/221 St, 240 feet away, for the Q2 and Q82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/221 St Q2, Q82 · Shelter240 feetQ2 Q82
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
- Q82 …
Cycling
- 17 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, 1,300 feet by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,042 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 738th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 354 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
- 67 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 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2025 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hempstead Avenue
- Metered parking 6 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Hempstead Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 416978 and 421786.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Alpha Fundamental Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5920 feet
- District 29 Pre-K Center at 100-05 Springfield Boulevard Pre-K center1,020 feet
Houses of worship
- Grace Lutheran Church Queens Village House of worship530 feet
- Hope Restoration Ministries House of worship700 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket800 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and 12 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 220th Street & 103rd Avenue 240 feet
- 221st Street & Hempstead Avenue 310 feet
- 220th Street & 102nd Avenue 390 feet
- 220th Street & 104th Avenue 480 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & Hempstead Avenue 520 feet
- 221st Street & 103rd Avenue 550 feet
- 222nd Street & Hempstead Avenue 590 feet
- 221st Street & 102nd Avenue 600 feet
See every intersection along 220th Street or Hempstead Avenue.