73rd Avenue & 217th Street
The three-way junction of 73rd Avenue and 217th Street is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Telephone Playground is 870 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 73 Av/Bell Blvd, is 210 feet away for the Q88, 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 nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 73 Av/Bell Blvd, 210 feet away, for the Q88, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 73 Av/Bell Blvd Q88, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter210 feetQ88 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
- 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.6 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 four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
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
- 116 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1949 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 73rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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-K490 feet
- All in One Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Telephone Playground870 feet
- Alley Pond Park1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Hollis Hills Windsor Park House of worship1,080 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch450 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket710 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Avenue & 218th Street 260 feet
- 73rd Avenue & Bell Boulevard 280 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 215th Street 560 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 220th Street 570 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 73rd Road 710 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 214th Street 760 feet
- 217th Street & 75th Avenue 820 feet
- 220th Street & 74th Avenue 970 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or 73rd Avenue.