242nd Street & Braddock Avenue
The four-way crossing of 242nd Street and Braddock Avenue is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Living Hope Christian Church is 400 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy, is 420 feet away for the Q1, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy, 420 feet away, for the Q1.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy Q1420 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 Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 240-06 Braddock Avenue Gas station1,210 feet
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2024
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
- 87 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
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 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 242nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Braddock Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Braddock Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jack Breininger Park620 feet
- Breininger Park Playground620 feet
Houses of worship
- Living Hope Christian Church House of worship400 feet
Community centers and public services
- Bellerose Post Office1,130 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch930 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 91st Avenue & 242nd Street 130 feet
- 90th Avenue & 242nd Street 380 feet
- 93rd Avenue & 242nd Street 510 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Braddock Avenue 510 feet
- 93rd Avenue & 243rd Street 600 feet
- 89th Avenue & 242nd Street 630 feet
- 93rd Avenue & 241st Street 750 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 243rd Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 242nd Street or Braddock Avenue.