244th Street & 242nd Street
The three-way junction of 244th Street and 242nd Street is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Alley Pond Park is 600 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 130 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1984, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBy car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at West Alley Road & Cross Island Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1.4 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.8 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 November 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 158 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 130 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1984.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park600 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bus stop 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 three nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Douglaston Parkway & 244th Street 570 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Oak Park Drive 800 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Douglaston Parkway 1,160 feet
See every intersection along 242nd Street or 244th Street.