73rd Avenue & Bell Boulevard
The four-way crossing of 73rd Avenue and Bell Boulevard is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 18 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Israel of Hollis Hills Windsor Park is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 73 Av/Bell Blvd, is 80 feet away for the Q88, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 73 Av/Bell Blvd, 80 feet away, for the Q88, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 73 Av/Bell Blvd Q88, QM5, QM8, QM3580 feetQ88 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 73rd Avenue.
- 15 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.7 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 18 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2001
- Accessible pedestrian signal, 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
- Elevation
- 112 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2020 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 73rd Avenue (north side).
South side of 73rd Avenue
- Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bell Boulevard
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 436832 and 439024.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Appletree Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K210 feet
- All in One Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K800 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Telephone Playground880 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Hollis Hills Windsor Park House of worship800 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch170 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket430 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Avenue & 217th Street 280 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 215th Street 280 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 73rd Road 430 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 214th Street 480 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 218th Street 540 feet
- 69th Avenue & 215th Street 790 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 213th Street 800 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 75th Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Avenue or Bell Boulevard.