23rd Avenue & Bell Boulevard
The four-way crossing of 23rd Avenue and Bell Boulevard is in Bay Terrace-Clearview, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bay Terrace Library is 140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/23 Av, is 50 feet away for the QM2 and QM32, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/23 Av, 50 feet away, for the QM2 and QM32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bell Blvd/23 Av QM2, QM3250 feetQM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Bell Boulevard at Totten Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-51 Bell Boulevard Gas station1 mile
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Turn calming, April 2021
- Leading pedestrian interval, November 2022
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
- 39 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1963 and 1973.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2025 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
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 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of Bell Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-1PM
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 School550 feet
- P.S. 169 Bay Terrace School550 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bay Terrace Playground270 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bay Terrace Library140 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 212-00 23rd Avenue Older adult center810 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch480 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch880 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,070 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy1,280 feet
Shopping centers
- Bay Terrace Shopping Center Shopping center390 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 23rd Avenue & 215th Street 280 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 213th Place 450 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 18th Avenue 470 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 212th Street 590 feet
- 212th Street & Bay Lane 730 feet
- 215th Street & 18th Avenue 740 feet
- 23rd Road & Waters Edge Drive 940 feet
- 212th Street & Bay Lane 1,210 feet
See every intersection along 23rd Avenue or Bell Boulevard.