99th Avenue & 217th Lane
The three-way junction of 99th Avenue and 217th Lane is in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The Engine 304/Ladder 162 firehouse is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/217 LN, is 680 feet away for the Q82, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, seven of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/217 LN, 680 feet away, for the Q82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/217 LN Q82 · Shelter680 feetQ82
Next buses at this stop
- Q82 …
Cycling
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.8 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 February 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11429
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Queens Village
- Elevation
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2023 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 217th Lane
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 99th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- Alpha Fundamental Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 51,090 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 304/Ladder 162 Fire station1,150 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch1,180 feet
- Capital One Bank branch1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and four food stores.
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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 98th Avenue & 217th Lane 280 feet
- 100th Avenue & 217th Lane 290 feet
- 99th Avenue & 100th Avenue 460 feet
- 218th Street & 98th Avenue 540 feet
- 218th Street & 100th Avenue 540 feet
- Hempstead Avenue & 217th Lane 560 feet
- 218th Street & 101st Avenue 700 feet
- 218th Street & 97th Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 217th Lane or 99th Avenue.