Grand Central Parkway & 218th Street
Grand Central Parkway and 218th 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 0.4 miles away for the Q1 and QM68, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. 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 pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/215 Pl, 0.4 miles away, for the Q1 and QM68.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/215 Pl Q1, QM680.4 milesQ1 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
- QM68 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 223-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.5 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 2020.
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
- 171 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 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & 217th Street 310 feet
- 218th Street & 85th Avenue 380 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 82nd Avenue 590 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Bell Boulevard at 86th Avenue 600 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 86th Road 640 feet
- 217th Street & 85th Avenue 650 feet
- 86th Avenue & 86th Road 740 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Peck Avenue 850 feet
See every intersection along 218th Street or Grand Central Parkway.