73rd Avenue & 218th Street
The three-way junction of 73rd Avenue and 218th Street is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Alley Pond Park is 960 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 73 Av/Bell Blvd, is 470 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 three public places and nine places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 and 1952, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 73 Av/Bell Blvd, 470 feet away, for the Q88, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 73 Av/Bell Blvd Q88, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter470 feetQ88 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 73rd Avenue.
- 13 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 three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.
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
- 115 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 41 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 October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 73rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Appletree Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K750 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park960 feet
- Telephone Playground1,130 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch720 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket970 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Avenue & 217th Street 260 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 220th Street 310 feet
- 73rd Avenue & Bell Boulevard 540 feet
- 220th Street & 74th Avenue 710 feet
- 218th Street & 68th Avenue 790 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 215th Street 820 feet
- 68th Avenue & John F Kennedy Circle 850 feet
- 218th Street & John F Kennedy Circle 900 feet
See every intersection along 218th Street or 73rd Avenue.