Francis Lewis Boulevard & 218th Street
Francis Lewis Boulevard and 218th Street meet at a three-way junction in Cambria Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Cambria Playground is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/Springfield Blvd, is 510 feet away for the Q27, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/Springfield Blvd, 510 feet away, for the Q27.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/Springfield Blvd Q27510 feetQ27
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Linden Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 216-04 Linden Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Charging for electric cars, fast chargers1.1 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 September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11411
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 27
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cambria Heights
- Elevation
- 47 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Francis Lewis Boulevard
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cambria Playground650 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 217th Street 240 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 219th Street 320 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 119th Avenue 360 feet
- 218th Street & 120th Avenue 390 feet
- 218th Street & 119th Avenue 570 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Springfield Boulevard 580 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 120th Avenue 610 feet
- 217th Street & 120th Avenue 640 feet
See every intersection along 218th Street or Francis Lewis Boulevard.