243rd Street & Barrows Court
The three-way junction of 243rd Street and Barrows Court is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Alley Pond Park is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Douglaston Pkwy, is 0.4 miles away for the Q12, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1952, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/Douglaston Pkwy, 0.4 miles away, for the Q12.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/Douglaston Pkwy Q120.4 milesQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Cross Island Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.7 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 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 April 2025.
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
- 119 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1930 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park1,150 feet
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:
- 243rd Street & Van Zandt Avenue 260 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Barrows Court 430 feet
- 244th Street & Van Zandt Avenue 510 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Maryland Road 550 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Carolina Road 600 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Van Zandt Avenue 620 feet
- 51st Avenue & 244th Street 770 feet
- 245th Street & Van Zandt Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along 243rd Street or Barrows Court.