Hempstead Avenue & 217th Place
Hempstead Avenue and 217th Place meet at a three-way junction in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. SS Joachim & Anne School is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/99 Av, is 200 feet away for the Q82, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/99 Av, 200 feet away, for the Q82.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/99 Av Q82200 feetQ82
Next buses at this stop
- Q82 …
Cycling
- 3 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, 0.6 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
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 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 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Hot Wings' Tatarian maple and the red maple.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Alpha Fundamental Pre-School Preschool, ages 2 to 5910 feet
- SS Joachim & Anne School1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- Sts Joachim & Anne Church House of worship1,110 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,150 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 99th Avenue & Hempstead Avenue 260 feet
- 102nd Avenue & 217th Place 310 feet
- Hempstead Avenue & 217th Lane 380 feet
- 217th Street & 99th Avenue 410 feet
- 217th Street & Hempstead Avenue 420 feet
- 103rd Avenue & 217th Place 560 feet
- 218th Street & Hempstead Avenue 620 feet
- 100th Avenue & 217th Lane 650 feet
See every intersection along 217th Place or Hempstead Avenue.