73rd Avenue & 214th Street
The three-way junction of 73rd Avenue and 214th Street is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Telephone Playground is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 73 Av/213 St, is 390 feet away for the QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 73 Av/213 St, 390 feet away, for the QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 73 Av/213 St QM5, QM8, QM35390 feetQM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 73rd Avenue.
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at 73rd Avenue & Hollis Hills Terrace, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.7 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 102 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 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 in 1952.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand 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
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 73rd Avenue
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 437102.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Appletree Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K690 feet
- All in One Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K950 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cunningham Park1,170 feet
- Telephone Playground1,300 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Hollis Hills Windsor Park House of worship950 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch330 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket50 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and two food stores.
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Avenue & 215th Street 200 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 213th Street 320 feet
- 73rd Avenue & Bell Boulevard 480 feet
- 69th Avenue & 215th Street 730 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 217th Street 760 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 73rd Road 850 feet
- 69th Avenue & 213th Street 880 feet
- 69th Avenue & 214th Street 990 feet
See every intersection along 214th Street or 73rd Avenue.