Francis Lewis Boulevard & 229th Street
Francis Lewis Boulevard and 229th Street meet at a three-way junction in Cambria Heights, Queens, at the edge of Montefiore Cemetery. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 120 Av/230 St, is 1,010 feet away for the Q84, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 120 Av/230 St, 1,010 feet away, for the Q84.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 120 Av/230 St Q841,010 feetQ84
Next buses at this stop
- Q84 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Linden Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 216-04 Linden Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 134-10 225th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard 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 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11413
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 27 and 31 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 105 and 116 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Cambria Heights; the corner is on the edge of the Montefiore Cemetery area
- Elevation
- 44 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 in 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 227th Street 520 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 231st Street 520 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 121st Avenue 640 feet
- 120th Avenue & 229th Street 650 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 226th Street 780 feet
- 232nd Street & 121st Avenue 780 feet
- 230th Street & 120th Avenue 910 feet
- 120th Avenue & 228th Street 910 feet
See every intersection along 229th Street or Francis Lewis Boulevard.