243rd Street & 242nd Street
The three-way junction of 243rd Street and 242nd Street 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. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Cross Island Pkwy, is 370 feet away for the Q46 and Q48, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 110 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Cross Island Pkwy, 370 feet away, for the Q46 and Q48.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Cross Island Pkwy Q46, Q48 · Shelter370 feetQ46 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at 243rd Street & Cross Island Parkway, 540 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.6 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
- 121 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 110 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 1950 and 1955.
Trees
Seventeen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & 243rd Street 240 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Union Turnpike 380 feet
- 243rd Street & Cross Island Parkway 540 feet
- Union Turnpike & Glen Oaks School Campus 570 feet
- Union Turnpike & Commonwealth Boulevard 910 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 242nd Street 960 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 243rd Street 970 feet
- Union Turnpike & Glen Oaks School Campus 1,060 feet
See every intersection along 242nd Street or 243rd Street.