Hempstead Avenue & 217th Lane
Hempstead Avenue and 217th Lane meet at a four-way crossing in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Sts Joachim & Anne Church is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/217 LN, is 120 feet away for the Q82, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 14 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/217 LN, 120 feet away, for the Q82.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/217 LN Q82 · Shelter120 feetQ82
Next buses at this stop
- Q82 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2022
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
- Elevation
- 70 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 500 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 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern catalpa.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 217th Lane
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 11 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Alpha Fundamental Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5530 feet
- SS Joachim & Anne School840 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Wayanda Park1,190 feet
- Wayanda Park Playground1,240 feet
Houses of worship
- Sts Joachim & Anne Church House of worship910 feet
- Grace Lutheran Church Queens Village House of worship1,030 feet
- Hope Restoration Ministries House of worship1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket770 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 218th Street & Hempstead Avenue 240 feet
- 100th Avenue & 217th Lane 270 feet
- 103rd Avenue & 217th Lane 270 feet
- Hempstead Avenue & 217th Place 380 feet
- 218th Street & 101st Avenue 390 feet
- 104th Avenue & 217th Lane 520 feet
- 218th Street & 100th Avenue 520 feet
- 99th Avenue & 217th Lane 560 feet
See every intersection along 217th Lane or Hempstead Avenue.