Bell Boulevard & 16th Avenue
Bell Boulevard and 16th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bay Terrace-Clearview, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bay Terrace Playground is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/16 Av, is 50 feet away for the Q13, QM2 and QM32, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/16 Av, 50 feet away, for the Q13, QM2 and QM32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bell Blvd/16 Av Q13, QM2, QM3250 feetQ13 QM2 QM32
Next buses at this stop
- Q13 …
- QM2 …
- QM32 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Bell Boulevard at Totten Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-51 Bell Boulevard Gas station1.2 miles
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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 November 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11360
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Terrace-Clearview
- Elevation
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1973.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2021 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 16th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Bell Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Happy Maryann Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5770 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bay Terrace Playground1,190 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bay Terrace Library1,250 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Bay Terrace Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 215th Street & 16th Avenue 270 feet
- 215th Street & 17th Avenue 530 feet
- 215th Street & 15th Road 650 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 15th Avenue 730 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 18th Avenue 780 feet
- 216th Street & 17th Avenue 790 feet
- 212th Street & 16th Avenue 830 feet
- 216th Street & 15th Road 910 feet
See every intersection along 16th Avenue or Bell Boulevard.