73rd Avenue & 228th Street
The three-way junction of 73rd Avenue and 228th Street is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens, at the edge of Alley Pond Park. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Alley Springfield Playground is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/73 Av, is 0.4 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, 0.4 miles away, for the Q27.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/73 Av Q27 · Shelter0.4 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 Cross Island Parkway southbound at West Alley Road & Cross Island Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.9 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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; the corner is on the edge of the Alley Pond Park area
- Elevation
- 174 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 Park60 feet
- Alley Springfield Playground1,180 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Avenue & 229th Street 290 feet
- 73rd Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard 320 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 226th Street 610 feet
- 69th Avenue & 228th Street 820 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 225th Street 870 feet
- 69th Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard 970 feet
- 69th Avenue & 229th Street 1,080 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 224th Street 1,130 feet
See every intersection along 228th Street or 73rd Avenue.