73rd Avenue & 229th Street
The three-way junction of 73rd Avenue and 229th Street is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Alley Pond Park is 60 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 is one public place. 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 station1 mile
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 October 2024.
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
- 181 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 150 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 32 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 August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 73rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 Park60 feet
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, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Avenue & 228th Street 290 feet
- 73rd Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard 610 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 226th Street 900 feet
- 69th Avenue & 229th Street 940 feet
- 69th Avenue & 228th Street 1,110 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 225th Street 1,160 feet
- 69th Avenue & 230th Street 1,210 feet
- 69th Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard 1,260 feet
See every intersection along 229th Street or 73rd Avenue.