223rd Street & 46th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 223rd Street and 46th Avenue is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/223 St, is 610 feet away for the Q12. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/223 St, 610 feet away, for the Q12.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/223 St Q12 · Shelter610 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 223rd Street, 46th Avenue and Cloverdale Boulevard.
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 710 feet by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11361
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19 and 23 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 25 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 223rd Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 223rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 46th Avenue
- No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
South side of 46th Avenue
- Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Cloverdale Boulevard
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Cloverdale Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature30 feet
- Alley Pond Park50 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Northern Boulevard & 223rd Street 600 feet
- 46th Avenue & 220th Place 680 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway 710 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 222nd Street 870 feet
- Cloverdale Boulevard & Horatio Parkway at Birmington Parkway 900 feet
- 220th Street & 46th Avenue 940 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway 990 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Northern Boulevard 1,030 feet
See every intersection along 223rd Street, 46th Avenue or Cloverdale Boulevard.