244th Street & Van Zandt Avenue
The four-way crossing of 244th Street and Van Zandt Avenue is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Louis Pasteur Park is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Marathon Pkwy/51 Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q30, 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 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 Marathon Pkwy/51 Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q30.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Marathon Pkwy/51 Av Q300.4 milesQ30
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
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 station0.6 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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 2016.
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
- 126 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 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Van Zandt Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Louis Pasteur Park1,230 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 243rd Street & Van Zandt Avenue 260 feet
- 51st Avenue & 244th Street 260 feet
- 245th Street & Van Zandt Avenue 280 feet
- 243rd Street & Barrows Court 510 feet
- 52nd Avenue & 244th Street 520 feet
- Van Zandt Avenue & Overbrook Street 550 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Van Zandt Avenue 620 feet
- 51st Avenue & Redfield Street 680 feet
See every intersection along 244th Street or Van Zandt Avenue.