232nd Street & 87th Avenue
The three-way junction of 232nd Street and 87th Avenue is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Business Technology Early College High School is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/231 St, is 890 feet away for the Q43, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them schools, and two places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1951, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/231 St, 890 feet away, for the Q43.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/231 St Q43890 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 222-41 Braddock Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers730 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2020.
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
- 94 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1951.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 232nd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 8AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Hillside School720 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K900 feet
- Business Technology Early College High School1,160 feet
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- Martin van Buren High School1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
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:
- 231st Street & 87th Avenue 270 feet
- 87th Avenue & 233rd Street 280 feet
- 87th Avenue & Winchester Boulevard 420 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 232nd Street 710 feet
- 88th Avenue & Winchester Boulevard 720 feet
- 87th Avenue & Musket Street 720 feet
- 88th Avenue & Sabre Street 870 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 231st Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 232nd Street or 87th Avenue.