223rd Street & 69th Avenue
The three-way junction of 223rd Street and 69th Avenue is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Alley Pond Park is 510 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/73 Av, is 940 feet away for the Q27, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1949, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/73 Av, 940 feet away, for the Q27, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/73 Av Q27, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter940 feetQ27 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 69th Avenue.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.7 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 127 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park510 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Avenue & 224th Street 260 feet
- 69th Avenue & 222nd Street 260 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 223rd Street 460 feet
- 69th Avenue & 225th Street 520 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 69th Avenue 520 feet
- 224th Street & 223rd Place 540 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 222nd Street 710 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 224th Street 720 feet
See every intersection along 223rd Street or 69th Avenue.