Bell Boulevard & 73rd Road
Bell Boulevard and 73rd Road meet at a three-way junction in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Telephone Playground is 450 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 73 Av/Bell Blvd, is 500 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 six 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, 500 feet away, for the Q88, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 73 Av/Bell Blvd Q88, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter500 feetQ88 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 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, 0.6 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 charger1.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 117 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to six travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 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 in 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Bell Boulevard
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 436832.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Appletree Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K230 feet
- P.S. 205 Alexander Graham Bell School920 feet
- All in One Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Telephone Playground450 feet
- Motor Parkway Nature area1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Hollis Hills Windsor Park House of worship1,230 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch600 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket860 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, a signal or safety change and 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:
- Bell Boulevard & 75th Avenue 390 feet
- 73rd Avenue & Bell Boulevard 430 feet
- 217th Street & 75th Avenue 670 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 217th Street 710 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 215th Street 710 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 214th Street 850 feet
- 75th Avenue & 74th Avenue 900 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 218th Street 970 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Road or Bell Boulevard.