247th Street & 81st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 247th Street and 81st Avenue is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/248 St, is 770 feet away for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 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 Union Tpke/248 St, 770 feet away, for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/248 St Q46, Q48, QM6, QM36770 feetQ46 Q48 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 700 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 107 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 1945 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood 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 signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 81st Avenue & 246th Street 260 feet
- 248th Street & 81st Avenue 260 feet
- 249th Street & 81st Avenue 520 feet
- 246th Street & 80th Road 520 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 81st Avenue 540 feet
- Union Turnpike & 247th Street 610 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 247th Street 680 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue 700 feet
See every intersection along 247th Street or 81st Avenue.