245th Street & Thornhill Avenue
The three-way junction of 245th Street and Thornhill Avenue is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Alley Pond 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 three public places, two of them parks. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.5 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 countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 122 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 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Louis Pasteur Park990 feet
- Louis Pasteur Park Playground1,040 feet
- Alley Pond 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Thornhill Avenue & Overbrook Street 270 feet
- 244th Street & Thornhill Avenue 290 feet
- 54th Avenue & Overbrook Street 520 feet
- 52nd Avenue & Overbrook Street 530 feet
- 54th Avenue & 244th Street 550 feet
- Thornhill Avenue & Redfield Street 580 feet
- 52nd Avenue & 244th Street 660 feet
- 51st Avenue & Overbrook Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 245th Street or Thornhill Avenue.