221st Street & 40th Avenue
The three-way junction of 221st Street and 40th Avenue is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/223 St, is 0.4 miles away for the Q12. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/223 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Q12.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/223 St Q120.4 milesQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Charging for electric cars, eight fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2022.
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
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the oak and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 221st Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 220th Street & 40th Avenue 240 feet
- 41st Avenue & 221st Street 350 feet
- 39th Avenue & 221st Street 420 feet
- 219th Street & 40th Avenue 500 feet
- 41st Avenue & 222nd Street 590 feet
- 39th Avenue & 220th Street 660 feet
- 39th Avenue & 222nd Street 680 feet
- 218th Street & 40th Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along 221st Street or 40th Avenue.