Bell Boulevard & 86th Road
Bell Boulevard and 86th Road meet at a three-way junction in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/215 Pl, is 0.3 miles away for the Q1 and QM68, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/215 Pl, 0.3 miles away, for the Q1 and QM68.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/215 Pl Q1, QM680.3 milesQ1 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- QM68 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway at Clearview Expressway & Hillside Avenue at 212th Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-24 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2014.
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
- 168 feet above sea level
The streets
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 160 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 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & Bell Boulevard at 86th Avenue 40 feet
- 86th Avenue & 86th Road 100 feet
- 215th Street & 86th Avenue 330 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 217th Street 330 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Bell Boulevard 410 feet
- 86th Avenue & 214th Street 590 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 218th Street 640 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 85th Avenue 650 feet
See every intersection along 86th Road or Bell Boulevard.