Northern Boulevard & 216th Street
Northern Boulevard and 216th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bayside Library is 860 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/217 St, is 370 feet away for the Q12, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 19 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/217 St, 370 feet away, for the Q12.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/217 St Q12370 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station750 feet
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight 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 February 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, June 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, August 2025
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
- 65 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 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Northern Boulevard
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
South side of Northern Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and four buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Tudor Revival. They were built between 1930 and 1931.
- Hawthorne Court Apartments Designated landmark570 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 library
- 1 police station
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K360 feet
- Immanuel Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,260 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bayside Library860 feet
Fire and police
- 111th Precinct Police station730 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch210 feet
- Capital One Bank branch1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 19 places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Northern Boulevard & 215th Place 260 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 217th Street 260 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 216th Street 480 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 215th Street 520 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 218th Street 520 feet
- 46th Avenue & 216th Street 700 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 215th Place 740 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 217th Street 740 feet
See every intersection along 216th Street or Northern Boulevard.