Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway
Hempstead Avenue and Cross Island Parkway meet at a three-way junction in Queens Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hempstead Ballfield is 270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hempstead Av/225 St, is 80 feet away for the Q2 and Q82, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hempstead Av/225 St, 80 feet away, for the Q2 and Q82.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hempstead Av/225 St Q2, Q8280 feetQ2 Q82
Next buses at this stop
- Q2 …
- Q82 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
A ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound starts at this corner.
- 213-10 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
- 134-40 Springfield Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars2.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
- 75 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hempstead Ballfield Park270 feet
- Hempstead Bench Spread Park380 feet
- Pat Williams Playground580 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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
- 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 225th Street & Hempstead Avenue 60 feet
- 224th Street & Hempstead Avenue 200 feet
- 225th Street & 103rd Avenue 310 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hempstead Avenue 410 feet
- 223rd Street & Hempstead Avenue 470 feet
- 225th Street & 104th Avenue 550 feet
- 222nd Street & Hempstead Avenue 710 feet
- 223rd Street & 103rd Avenue 720 feet
See every intersection along Cross Island Parkway or Hempstead Avenue.