Utopia Parkway & 17th Avenue
Utopia Parkway and 17th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Bay Terrace-Clearview, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 1,585 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Willets Point Playground is 640 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/16 Av, is 540 feet away for the Q16 and QM20, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/16 Av, 540 feet away, for the Q16 and QM20.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/16 Av Q16, QM20 · Shelter540 feetQ16 QM20
Next buses at this stop
- Q16 …
- QM20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 18-10 Utopia Parkway Gas station760 feet
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,585 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 523rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 784 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11357
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 7
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 109
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bay Terrace-Clearview
- Elevation
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1951 and 1959.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2014 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 17th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
West side of Utopia Parkway
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 458162.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Circle Academy Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K150 feet
- Interdisciplinary Cntr - Northside School280 feet
- P.S. 209 Clearview Gardens School660 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Willets Point Playground640 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,000 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 169th Street & 17th Road 310 feet
- 200th Street & 17th Avenue 410 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 16th Avenue 530 feet
- 169th Street & 18th Avenue 560 feet
- 201st Street & 17th Avenue 670 feet
- 166th Street & 17th Avenue 750 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 19th Avenue 800 feet
- 200th Street & 16th Avenue 810 feet
See every intersection along 17th Avenue or Utopia Parkway.