223rd Street & 106th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 223rd Street and 106th 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 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/221 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q2 and Q82, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.

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223rd Street & 106th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/221 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q2 and Q82.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Hempstead Av/221 St Q2, Q82
    0.3 miles
    Q2 Q82

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q2 …
  2. Q82 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at 225th Street & 103rd Avenue, 1,280 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    1.9 miles
  3. 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    2.6 miles

Between 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
71 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

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 1925 and 1945.

Trees

NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 parks

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Hempstead Bench Spread Park
    1,070 feet
  2. Hempstead Ballfield Park
    1,230 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.