222nd Street & 96th Avenue
The three-way junction of 222nd Street and 96th 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. P.S./I.S. 295 is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jamaica Av/222 St, is 500 feet away for the Q36 and Q110, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/222 St, 500 feet away, for the Q36 and Q110.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/222 St Q36, Q110500 feetQ36 Q110
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- Q110 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 222nd Street.
- 12 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.
- 239-15 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 June 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
- 77 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
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2022 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 96th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
South side of 96th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 295 School710 feet
- A to Z Center Too Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,010 feet
Houses of worship
- Chinese United Methodist Church Flushing House of worship960 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket680 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 222nd Street & 95th Avenue 260 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 222nd Street 370 feet
- 222nd Street & 97th Avenue 670 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 221st Street 720 feet
- 224th Street & 95th Avenue 720 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 224th Street 960 feet
- 222nd Street & 94th Avenue 970 feet
- 95th Avenue & 225th Street 970 feet
See every intersection along 222nd Street.