244th Street & Thornhill Avenue
The four-way crossing of 244th Street and Thornhill Avenue 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. Louis Pasteur Park is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 200 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 Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av Q30, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter0.3 milesQ30 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Cross Island Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.6 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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 October 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
- 134 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park990 feet
- Louis Pasteur Park1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 54th Avenue & 244th Street 270 feet
- Thornhill Avenue & Redfield Street 290 feet
- 245th Street & Thornhill Avenue 290 feet
- 52nd Avenue & 244th Street 370 feet
- Thornhill Avenue & Overbrook Street 560 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Thornhill Avenue 560 feet
- 51st Avenue & 244th Street 630 feet
- 52nd Avenue & Redfield Street 650 feet
See every intersection along 244th Street or Thornhill Avenue.