Bell Boulevard & 18th Avenue
Bell Boulevard and 18th Avenue meet at a three-way junction 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. In 2025, 1,798 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Bay Terrace Playground is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/23 Av, is 380 feet away for the Q13, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/23 Av, 380 feet away, for the Q13.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Bell Blvd/23 Av Q13380 feetQ13
Next buses at this stop
- Q13 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Bell Boulevard at Totten Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 34-51 Bell Boulevard Gas station1 mile
- 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,798 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 468th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,267 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Northbound on Bell Boulevard | 1,090 | 600 |
| Southbound on Bell Boulevard | 708 | 667 |
| Total | 1,798 | 1,267 |
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
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1970 and 1973.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Bell Academy School1,010 feet
- P.S. 169 Bay Terrace School1,010 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bay Terrace Playground410 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bay Terrace Library470 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 212-00 23rd Avenue Older adult center1,270 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch940 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Bay Terrace Shopping Center Shopping center860 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 215th Street & 18th Avenue 280 feet
- 23rd Avenue & Bell Boulevard 470 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 215th Street 740 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 16th Avenue 780 feet
- 215th Street & 17th Avenue 790 feet
- 23rd Avenue & 213th Place 920 feet
- 216th Street & 17th Avenue 1,050 feet
- 215th Street & 16th Avenue 1,050 feet
See every intersection along 18th Avenue or Bell Boulevard.