226th Street & Kingsbury Avenue
The three-way junction of 226th Street and Kingsbury Avenue is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Motor Parkway is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/226 St, is 510 feet away for the QM6 and QM36, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and ten places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1956, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/226 St, 510 feet away, for the QM6 and QM36.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/226 St QM6, QM36510 feetQM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station1,210 feet
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 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
- 186 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 between 1950 and 1956.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 226th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 226th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Kingsbury Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Motor Parkway Nature area560 feet
- Alley Pond Park750 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch950 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and one food store.
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:
- Union Turnpike & 226th Street 520 feet
- Cloverdale Boulevard & Kingsbury Avenue 700 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & Kingsbury Avenue 760 feet
- 230th Street & Kingsbury Avenue 940 feet
- Union Turnpike & Springfield Boulevard 970 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & Vanderbilt Motor Parkway 980 feet
- 223rd Street & Kingsbury Avenue 1,020 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 77th Avenue 1,210 feet
See every intersection along 226th Street or Kingsbury Avenue.