73rd Avenue & 226th Street
The three-way junction of 73rd Avenue and 226th Street is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens, at the edge of Alley Pond Park. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Alley Springfield Playground is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/73 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q27, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 73rd Avenue.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Springfield Blvd/73 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q27.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/73 Av Q27 · Shelter0.3 milesQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 73rd Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.8 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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 October 2017.
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; the corner is on the edge of the Alley Pond Park area
- Elevation
- 163 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park40 feet
- Alley Springfield Playground1,150 feet
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 & 225th Street 260 feet
- 73rd Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard 290 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 224th Street 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & 226th Street 560 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 228th Street 610 feet
- 69th Avenue & 225th Street 780 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 223rd Street 780 feet
- 69th Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard 830 feet
See every intersection along 226th Street or 73rd Avenue.