144th Avenue & 253rd Street
The three-way junction of 144th Avenue and 253rd Street is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S./M.S. 138 Sunrise is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 147 Av/253 St, is 430 feet away for the Q111, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 147 Av/253 St, 430 feet away, for the Q111.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 147 Av/253 St Q111430 feetQ111
Next buses at this stop
- Q111 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
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
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./M.S. 138 Sunrise School670 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 145th Avenue & 253rd Street 300 feet
- 253rd Street & Weller Lane 320 feet
- 147th Avenue & 253rd Street 420 feet
- 249th Street & 144th Avenue 510 feet
- 147th Avenue & 253rd Place 510 feet
- Caney Lane & Weller Avenue 570 feet
- 147th Avenue & Weller Lane 680 feet
- 147th Avenue & 253rd Street at Mayda Road 700 feet
See every intersection along 144th Avenue or 253rd Street.