226th Street & 144th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 226th Street and 144th Avenue is in Springfield Gardens (South)-Brookville, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, South Conduit Av/225 St, is 510 feet away for the Q85 and Q89, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is South Conduit Av/225 St, 510 feet away, for the Q85 and Q89.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- South Conduit Av/225 St Q85, Q89510 feetQ85 Q89
Next buses at this stop
- Q85 …
- Q89 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at South Conduit Avenue & 221st Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 224-01 North Conduit Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers1 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.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
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
- 10 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 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:
- 225th Street & 144th Avenue 250 feet
- 227th Street & 144th Avenue 260 feet
- South Conduit Avenue & 226th Street 470 feet
- 228th Street & 144th Avenue 520 feet
- 224th Street & 144th Avenue 590 feet
- South Conduit Avenue & 225th Street 600 feet
- 226th Street & 145th Avenue 660 feet
- Belt Parkway & 225th Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 144th Avenue or 226th Street.