221st Street & 97th Avenue
The three-way junction of 221st Street and 97th Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens Village Veterans Plaza is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/98 Av, is 1,050 feet away for the Q27, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/98 Av, 1,050 feet away, for the Q27.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/98 Av Q271,050 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1964.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Ivory Silk' Japanese tree lilac.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 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-K1,230 feet
- Abd School for Nurse Aides Trade or language school1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Queens Village Veterans Plaza1,190 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 304/Ladder 162 Fire station1,050 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 220th Street & 97th Avenue 260 feet
- 219th Street & 97th Avenue 520 feet
- 221st Street & 99th Avenue 580 feet
- 219th Street & 98th Avenue 820 feet
- 222nd Street & 99th Avenue 850 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 97th Avenue 890 feet
- 220th Street & 99th Avenue 960 feet
- 219th Street & 99th Avenue 1,080 feet
See every intersection along 221st Street or 97th Avenue.