Cross Island Parkway & Hempstead Avenue
Cross Island Parkway and Hempstead Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 334 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hempstead Ballfield is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/225 St, is 330 feet away for the Q2 and Q82, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/225 St, 330 feet away, for the Q2 and Q82.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/225 St Q2, Q82330 feetQ2 Q82
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
- Q82 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway, 440 feet by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 334 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 273 people injured
- 2 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
Homes
About 120 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hempstead Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hempstead Ballfield Park50 feet
- Hempstead Bench Spread Park660 feet
- Pat Williams Playground990 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 225th Street & Hempstead Avenue 340 feet
- Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway 410 feet
- 225th Street & 103rd Avenue 580 feet
- 224th Street & Hempstead Avenue 610 feet
- 225th Street & 104th Avenue 830 feet
- 223rd Street & Hempstead Avenue 870 feet
- 225th Street & 105th Avenue 1,080 feet
- 222nd Street & Hempstead Avenue 1,120 feet
See every intersection along Cross Island Parkway or Hempstead Avenue.