Hempstead Avenue & 98th Avenue
Hempstead Avenue and 98th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Litchhult Square is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/213 St, is 380 feet away for the Q82, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/213 St, 380 feet away, for the Q82.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/213 St Q82380 feetQ82
Next buses at this stop
- Q82 …
Cycling
- 20 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station500 feet
- 221-18 Manor Road Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
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
- 68 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 300 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2023 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 98th Avenue
- No standing 16 signs NO STANDING 10PM-5AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
East side of Hempstead Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Tiny Step Learners Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5730 feet
- Amazing Grace Cna Training & Staffin Trade or language school790 feet
- Helping Hand Academy I School870 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Litchhult Square560 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 100th Avenue & 98th Avenue 380 feet
- 217th Street & Hempstead Avenue 410 feet
- 217th Street & 100th Avenue 490 feet
- 217th Street & 99th Avenue 500 feet
- 217th Street & 98th Avenue 520 feet
- 99th Avenue & Hempstead Avenue 580 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 213th Street 580 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 212th Place 770 feet
See every intersection along 98th Avenue or Hempstead Avenue.