245th Street & Alameda Avenue
The four-way crossing of 245th Street and Alameda 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. The Engine 313/Ladder 164 firehouse is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/243 St, is 1,080 feet away for the Q12. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/243 St, 1,080 feet away, for the Q12.
- 1 route within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/243 St Q121,080 feetQ12
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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.8 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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 December 2021.
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
- 77 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2017 and July 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 245th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Alameda Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy School430 feet
- Little Tulip Daycare Center of Little Neck Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,160 feet
Houses of worship
- Zion Episcopal Church House of worship1,230 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 313/Ladder 164 Fire station1,250 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch680 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 244th Street & Alameda Avenue 250 feet
- 245th Street & Rushmore Avenue 420 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 245th Street 440 feet
- 243rd Street & Alameda Avenue 500 feet
- 244th Street & Rushmore Avenue 680 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 244th Street 700 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Alameda Avenue 750 feet
- Rushmore Avenue & Overbrook Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 245th Street or Alameda Avenue.