Northern Boulevard & 212th Street

Northern Boulevard and 212th Street meet at a three-way junction in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 1,030 feet to the 111th Precinct. The nearest bus stop, Bell Blvd/Northern Blvd, is 540 feet away for the Q13, Q27 and Q31, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 47 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
1 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Clearview Expressway
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
540 feet
Bell Blvd/Northern Blvd · Q13, Q27, Q31
Within a walk
12 places
6 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Northern Boulevard & 212th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Bell Blvd/Northern Blvd, 540 feet away, for the Q13, Q27 and Q31.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Bell Blvd/Northern Blvd Q13, Q27, Q31
    540 feet
    Q13 Q27 Q31

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q13 …
  2. Q27 …
  3. Q31 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 26 bicycle racks within 820 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Clearview Expressway northbound at Clearview Expressway & 43rd Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11361
Community board
Queens Community Board 11
City Council district
19
Police precinct
111
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bayside
Elevation
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 10 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Northern Boulevard (south side).

North side of Northern Boulevard

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 437662 and 446025.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 6 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 library
  • 1 playground
  • 1 police station
  • 1 post office

Schools and child care

  1. Immanuel Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    300 feet
  2. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,190 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Marie Curie Playground
    1,060 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bayside Library
    870 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Bayside Post Office
    1,180 feet

Fire and police

  1. 111th Precinct Police station
    1,030 feet

Bank branches

  1. Capital One Bank branch
    660 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Walfood Supermarket Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    80 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 47 places to eat and four 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 212th Street or Northern Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.