43rd Avenue & 221st Street
The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and 221st Street is in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/223 St, is 920 feet away for the Q12. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and nine places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/223 St, 920 feet away, for the Q12.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/223 St Q12920 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 1,110 feet by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11361
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bayside
- Elevation
- 66 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 1945 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2025 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 221st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 221st Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 43rd Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 nine places to eat.
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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 43rd Avenue & 220th Place 200 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 222nd Street 290 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 220th Street 460 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 221st Street 490 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 223rd Street 540 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 220th Place 690 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 219th Street 720 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 222nd Street 740 feet
See every intersection along 221st Street or 43rd Avenue.