86th Avenue & 214th Street
The four-way crossing of 86th Avenue and 214th 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. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/215 Pl, is 0.4 miles away for the Q1 and QM68, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 150 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/215 Pl, 0.4 miles away, for the Q1 and QM68.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/215 Pl Q1, QM680.4 milesQ1 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- QM68 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Union Turnpike, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-24 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.8 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 February 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 171 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 between 1945 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 215th Street & 86th Avenue 260 feet
- 213th Street & 86th Avenue 260 feet
- 214th Street & 86th Road 270 feet
- 212th Street & 86th Avenue 520 feet
- 86th Avenue & 86th Road 540 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Bell Boulevard at 86th Avenue 550 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 86th Road 590 feet
- 85th Avenue & 214th Street 710 feet
See every intersection along 214th Street or 86th Avenue.