73rd Avenue & 222nd Street
The three-way junction of 73rd Avenue and 222nd Street is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Alley Pond Park is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/73 Av, is 300 feet away for the Q27, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 73rd Avenue. 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 Springfield Blvd/73 Av, 300 feet away, for the Q27.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/73 Av Q27 · Shelter300 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 73rd Avenue.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.6 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2018.
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
- 132 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 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park50 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Avenue & 223rd Street 260 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 73rd Avenue 270 feet
- 69th Avenue & 222nd Street 450 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 224th Street 520 feet
- Springfield Boulevard & 69th Avenue 700 feet
- 223rd Street & 69th Avenue 710 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 225th Street 780 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 220th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along 222nd Street or 73rd Avenue.