221st Street & 99th Avenue

The three-way junction of 221st Street and 99th Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/99 Av, is 1,070 feet away for the Q27, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, seven of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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221st Street & 99th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/99 Av, 1,070 feet away, for the Q27.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Springfield Blvd/99 Av Q27
    1,070 feet
    Q27

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q27 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.4 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.9 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed

The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.

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
69 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 1945.

Trees

NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Brandywine' red maple.

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site

Schools and child care

  1. District 29 Pre-K Center at 100-05 Springfield Boulevard Pre-K center
    1,190 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Food Universe Supermarket
    0.4 miles

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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.