243rd Street & Memphis Avenue
The three-way junction of 243rd Street and Memphis Avenue is in Rosedale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Throop Memorial Presbyterian Church is 120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 243 St/Memphis Av, is 40 feet away for the Q85 and Q86, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 243 St/Memphis Av, 40 feet away, for the Q85 and Q86.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 243 St/Memphis Av Q85, Q8640 feetQ85 Q86
Next buses at this stop
- Q85 …
- Q86 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 243-04 South Conduit Avenue Gas station1,230 feet
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11422
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosedale
- Elevation
- 18 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 243rd Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of 243rd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Memphis Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Memphis Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Mona Prep Day Care School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Brookville Park1,080 feet
Houses of worship
- Throop Memorial Presbyterian Church House of worship120 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch480 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 246th Street & Memphis Avenue 200 feet
- 243rd Street & 141st Avenue 230 feet
- 243rd Street & 140th Avenue 300 feet
- 247th Street & Memphis Avenue 460 feet
- 243rd Street & 142nd Avenue 490 feet
- 241st Street & Memphis Avenue 500 feet
- South Conduit Avenue & 243rd Street 550 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & South Conduit Avenue 620 feet
See every intersection along 243rd Street or Memphis Avenue.