221st Street & Hempstead Avenue
The four-way crossing of 221st Street and Hempstead Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 19 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hope Restoration Ministries is 1,010 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/221 St, is 100 feet away for the Q2 and Q82, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/221 St, 100 feet away, for the Q2 and Q82.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/221 St Q2, Q82 · Shelter100 feetQ2 Q82
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
- Q82 …
Cycling
- 13 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, 990 feet by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 19 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 12 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2016
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2022
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
- 71 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 1924 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 2 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 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 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 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 416978 and 421786.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Alpha Fundamental Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 51,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pat Williams Playground1,170 feet
- Hempstead Ballfield Park1,260 feet
Houses of worship
- Grace Lutheran Church Queens Village House of worship840 feet
- Hope Restoration Ministries House of worship1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,110 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 221st Street & 103rd Avenue 250 feet
- 222nd Street & Hempstead Avenue 290 feet
- 221st Street & 102nd Avenue 300 feet
- 220th Street & Hempstead Avenue 310 feet
- 221st Street & 104th Avenue 500 feet
- 223rd Street & Hempstead Avenue 530 feet
- 221st Street & 101st Avenue 540 feet
- 220th Street & 103rd Avenue 550 feet
See every intersection along 221st Street or Hempstead Avenue.