23rd Avenue & 212th Street
The four-way crossing of 23rd Avenue and 212th Street is in Bay Terrace-Clearview, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 544 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Bay Terrace Playground is 240 feet away. The nearest bus stop is 480 feet away for the Q28 and Q31, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 213 Pl/Bay Terrace Shopping Center, 480 feet away, for the Q28 and Q31.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 213 Pl/Bay Terrace Shopping Center Q28, Q31480 feetQ28 Q31
Next buses at this stop
- Q28 …
- Q31 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 26th Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-51 Bell Boulevard Gas station1.1 miles
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2024
- Accessible pedestrian signal, May 2024
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 544 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,139th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 295 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Southbound on 23rd Avenue | 355 | 180 |
| Northbound on 23rd Avenue | 189 | 115 |
| Total | 544 | 295 |
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11360
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Terrace-Clearview
- Elevation
- 19 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 1961 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 212th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 23rd Avenue
- Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Bell Academy School230 feet
- P.S. 169 Bay Terrace School230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bay Terrace Playground240 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bay Terrace Library590 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 212-00 23rd Avenue Older adult center220 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch750 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch1,070 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Bay Terrace Shopping Center Shopping center100 feet
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 212th Street & Bay Lane 130 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 213th Place 140 feet
- 23rd Avenue & Bell Boulevard 590 feet
- 212th Street & Bay Lane 610 feet
- 212th Street & 18th Avenue 760 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 215th Street 870 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 211th Street 880 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 18th Avenue 1,060 feet
See every intersection along 212th Street or 23rd Avenue.