224th Street & 144th Avenue

The four-way crossing of 224th Street and 144th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, South Conduit Av/225 St, is 720 feet away for the Q85 and Q89, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.

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224th Street & 144th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is South Conduit Av/225 St, 720 feet away, for the Q85 and Q89.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. South Conduit Av/225 St Q85, Q89
    720 feet
    Q85 Q89

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q85 …
  2. Q89 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at South Conduit Avenue & 221st Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 224-01 North Conduit Avenue Gas station
    1,320 feet
  2. 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1 mile
  3. 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11413
Community board
Queens Community Board 13
City Council district
31
Police precinct
116
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville
Elevation
16 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

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 1955.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the sweetgum.

Places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 religious building

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three food stores.

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 10 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 and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.