222nd Street & 99th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 222nd Street and 99th Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Pat Williams Playground is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/99 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q27, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/99 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q27.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/99 Av Q270.3 milesQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 222nd Street.
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.
- 239-15 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, November 2023
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023
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 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 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 222nd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pat Williams Playground1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 222nd Street & 100th Avenue 260 feet
- 221st Street & 99th Avenue 270 feet
- 222nd Street & 100th Road 420 feet
- 221st Street & 100th Avenue 460 feet
- 222nd Street & 97th Avenue 520 feet
- 222nd Street & 100th Drive 580 feet
- 220th Street & 99th Avenue 670 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 100th Avenue 690 feet
See every intersection along 222nd Street or 99th Avenue.