243rd Street & Alameda Avenue
The four-way crossing of 243rd Street and Alameda Avenue is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Zion Episcopal Church is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/243 St, is 600 feet away for the Q12. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1971, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/243 St, 600 feet away, for the Q12.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/243 St Q12600 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Cross Island Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.9 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
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 March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1971.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Alameda Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy School930 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- Zion Episcopal Church House of worship880 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 313/Ladder 164 Fire station1,250 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch730 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket0.4 miles
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, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 244th Street & Alameda Avenue 250 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Alameda Avenue 260 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 243rd Street 480 feet
- 245th Street & Alameda Avenue 500 feet
- 241st Street & Alameda Avenue 520 feet
- 243rd Street & Rushmore Avenue 550 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 244th Street 690 feet
- 244th Street & Rushmore Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 243rd Street or Alameda Avenue.