Northern Boulevard & 217th Street

Northern Boulevard and 217th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bayside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 990 feet to the 111th Precinct. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/217 St, is 110 feet away for the Q12, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and 15 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
6 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Island Parkway
0.4 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
110 feet
Northern Blvd/217 St · Q12
Within a walk
5 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 library and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Northern Boulevard & 217th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/217 St, 110 feet away, for the Q12.

  • 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Northern Blvd/217 St Q12
    110 feet
    Q12

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q12 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 8 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.

  1. 218-01 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    490 feet
  2. 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    0.3 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

  • 5 people injured
  • 1 person killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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

Homes

About 600 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 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules
  • 1 active meter
  • 1 pay-by-cell zone

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

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 448857.

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.

  1. Hawthorne Court Apartments Designated landmark
    660 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Five public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 library
  • 1 park
  • 1 park feature
  • 1 police station

Schools and child care

  1. The Learning Experience Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    630 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Oakland Lake in Alley Pond Park Park feature
    1,210 feet
  2. Alley Pond Park
    1,230 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Bayside Library
    1,130 feet

Fire and police

  1. 111th Precinct Police station
    990 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    130 feet
  2. Capital One Bank branch
    1,290 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and one food store.

Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 217th Street or Northern Boulevard.

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