225th Street & Hempstead Avenue
The three-way junction of 225th Street and Hempstead Avenue is in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hempstead Ballfield is 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/225 St, is 20 feet away for the Q2 and Q82, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/225 St, 20 feet away, for the Q2 and Q82.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/225 St Q2, Q8220 feetQ2 Q82
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
- Q82 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway, 60 feet by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 25 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2021
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
- 76 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 190 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2023 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 225th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Hempstead Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hempstead Ballfield Park200 feet
- Hempstead Bench Spread Park310 feet
- Pat Williams Playground650 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway 60 feet
- 225th Street & 103rd Avenue 240 feet
- 224th Street & Hempstead Avenue 270 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hempstead Avenue 340 feet
- 225th Street & 104th Avenue 490 feet
- 223rd Street & Hempstead Avenue 530 feet
- 225th Street & 105th Avenue 740 feet
- 222nd Street & Hempstead Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along 225th Street or Hempstead Avenue.