222nd Street & Hempstead Avenue
The three-way junction of 222nd Street and Hempstead Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Pat Williams Playground is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/221 St, is 190 feet away for the Q2 and Q82, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/221 St, 190 feet away, for the Q2 and Q82.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/221 St Q2, Q82190 feetQ2 Q82
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
- Q82 …
Cycling
- 8 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, 710 feet by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, September 2023
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2025
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 four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pat Williams Playground890 feet
- Hempstead Ballfield Park980 feet
- Hempstead Bench Spread Park1,090 feet
Houses of worship
- Grace Lutheran Church Queens Village House of worship1,120 feet
- Hope Restoration Ministries House of worship1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and ten food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 223rd Street & Hempstead Avenue 250 feet
- 221st Street & Hempstead Avenue 290 feet
- 223rd Street & 103rd Avenue 500 feet
- 224th Street & Hempstead Avenue 510 feet
- 221st Street & 103rd Avenue 530 feet
- 222nd Street & 101st Avenue 530 feet
- 221st Street & 102nd Avenue 580 feet
- 220th Street & Hempstead Avenue 590 feet
See every intersection along 222nd Street or Hempstead Avenue.