240th Street & Fairbury Avenue
The three-way junction of 240th Street and Fairbury Avenue is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Jack Breininger Park is 50 feet away, and Bellerose Post Office is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Braddock Av/240 St, is 530 feet away for the Q1, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Braddock Av/240 St, 530 feet away, for the Q1.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Braddock Av/240 St Q1530 feetQ1
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 240-06 Braddock Avenue Gas station430 feet
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 89 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 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jack Breininger Park50 feet
- Breininger Park Playground370 feet
Houses of worship
- Living Hope Christian Church House of worship330 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bellerose Post Office1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 93rd Avenue & 240th Street 260 feet
- 93rd Avenue & 239th Street 520 feet
- 93rd Avenue & 241st Street 520 feet
- 240th Street & 93rd Road 520 feet
- Braddock Avenue & 239th Street 690 feet
- Gettysburg Street & Fairbury Avenue 700 feet
- 93rd Avenue & 242nd Street 760 feet
- 93rd Road & 239th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along 240th Street or Fairbury Avenue.