223rd Street & 103rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 223rd Street and 103rd 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. Hempstead Ballfield is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/221 St, is 680 feet away for the Q2 and Q82, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them parks, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/221 St, 680 feet away, for the Q2 and Q82.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/221 St Q2, Q82680 feetQ2 Q82
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
- Q82 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 223rd Street.
- 5 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, 720 feet by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.8 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 four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2020
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 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
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hempstead Bench Spread Park610 feet
- Hempstead Ballfield Park640 feet
- Pat Williams Playground900 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and five 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 & 104th Avenue 250 feet
- 223rd Street & Hempstead Avenue 250 feet
- 222nd Street & Hempstead Avenue 500 feet
- 223rd Street & 105th Avenue 500 feet
- 224th Street & Hempstead Avenue 510 feet
- 221st Street & 103rd Avenue 520 feet
- 225th Street & 103rd Avenue 530 feet
- Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway 720 feet
See every intersection along 103rd Avenue or 223rd Street.