242nd Street & 88th Drive
The three-way junction of 242nd Street and 88th Drive is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Living Hope Christian Church is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy, is 1,310 feet away for the Q1, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy, 1,310 feet away, for the Q1.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy Q11,310 feetQ1
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 240-06 Braddock Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 December 2023.
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
- 91 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- Living Hope Christian Church House of worship1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 242nd Street & 88th Road 250 feet
- 89th Avenue & 242nd Street 260 feet
- 90th Avenue & 242nd Street 510 feet
- 89th Avenue & 241st Street 520 feet
- 88th Avenue & 242nd Street 530 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 89th Avenue 620 feet
- 88th Avenue & 241st Street 690 feet
- 91st Avenue & 242nd Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 242nd Street or 88th Drive.