Willets Point Boulevard & 17th Avenue
Willets Point Boulevard and 17th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bay Terrace-Clearview, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 2,817 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Willets Point Playground is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Willets Point Blvd/17 Av, is 90 feet away for the QM20, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Willets Point Blvd/17 Av, 90 feet away, for the QM20.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Willets Point Blvd/17 Av QM20 · Shelter90 feetQM20
Next buses at this stop
- QM20 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Willets Point Boulevard.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 17-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 12-30 Clintonville Street Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 2,817 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 315th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 1,751 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
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Willets Point Boulevard
- Loading only 2 signs LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Willets Point Playground910 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 163rd Street & 17th Avenue 220 feet
- Willets Point Boulevard & 16th Road 320 feet
- 163rd Street & 16th Road 490 feet
- 166th Street & 17th Avenue 610 feet
- Willets Point Boulevard & 16th Avenue 670 feet
- 163rd Street & 16th Avenue 740 feet
- 166th Street & 16th Avenue 860 feet
- 166th Street & 16th Road 870 feet
See every intersection along 17th Avenue or Willets Point Boulevard.