Grand Central Parkway & 217th Street
Grand Central Parkway and 217th Street 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 six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 27 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.
- 6 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.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.6 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.8 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 January 2015.
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
- 166 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1945 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & Bell Boulevard at 86th Avenue 300 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 218th Street 310 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 86th Road 330 feet
- 86th Avenue & 86th Road 440 feet
- 217th Street & 85th Avenue 510 feet
- 215th Street & 86th Avenue 600 feet
- 218th Street & 85th Avenue 690 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Bell Boulevard 750 feet
See every intersection along 217th Street or Grand Central Parkway.