223rd Street & 222nd Street

The three-way junction of 223rd Street and 222nd Street is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/Union Tpke, is 950 feet away for the Q27 and Q88, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1956, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern white pine.

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223rd Street & 222nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/Union Tpke, 950 feet away, for the Q27 and Q88.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Springfield Blvd/Union Tpke Q27, Q88
    950 feet
    Q27 Q88

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q27 …
  2. Q88 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.8 miles

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11427
Community board
Queens Community Board 11
City Council district
23
Police precinct
111
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
Elevation
172 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane

Homes

About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1956.

Trees

NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern white pine.

Bank branches

  1. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    1,080 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
  • A listed public place within a five-minute walk

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

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