131st Avenue & 244th Street
The four-way crossing of 131st Avenue and 244th Street is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Merrick Blvd/Hook Creek Blvd, is 1,290 feet away for the Q5, Q87 and QM63, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Merrick Blvd/Hook Creek Blvd, 1,290 feet away, for the Q5, Q87 and QM63.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Merrick Blvd/Hook Creek Blvd Q5, Q87, QM631,290 feetQ5 Q87 QM63
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
- Q87 …
- QM63 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 135th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 228-20 Merrick Boulevard Gas station1 mile
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers1 mile
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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11422
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosedale
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 243rd Street & 131st Avenue 230 feet
- 244th Street & 130th Road 250 feet
- 131st Avenue & Hook Creek Boulevard 340 feet
- 243rd Street & 130th Road 500 feet
- 130th Avenue & 244th Street 540 feet
- 131st Avenue & 242nd Street 580 feet
- Hook Creek Boulevard & Stephanie Drive 630 feet
- Brookville Boulevard & 131st Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along 131st Avenue or 244th Street.