229th Street & Stronghurst Avenue
The three-way junction of 229th Street and Stronghurst Avenue is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Alley Athletic Playground is 960 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Grand Central Pkwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q46 and Q48, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1956, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Grand Central Pkwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q46 and Q48.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Grand Central Pkwy Q46, Q480.3 milesQ46 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-24 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers0.3 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 October 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 141 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 between 1950 and 1956.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Athletic Playground960 feet
- Alley Pond Park1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 229th Street & Seward Avenue 290 feet
- 230th Street & Stronghurst Avenue 330 feet
- 230th Street & Seward Avenue 550 feet
- 229th Street & Manor Road 660 feet
- 231st Street & Stronghurst Avenue 670 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike at Stronghurst Avenue 780 feet
- 231st Street & Seward Avenue 810 feet
- 232nd Street & Seward Avenue 1,070 feet
See every intersection along 229th Street or Stronghurst Avenue.