247th Street & Commonwealth Boulevard
The three-way junction of 247th Street and Commonwealth Boulevard is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Douglaston Golf Course is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av Q36, QM5, QM8, QM350.4 milesQ36 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.3 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 chargers0.3 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
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 211 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1952 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the eastern redbud.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 golf course
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. Q811 School1,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Douglaston Golf Course460 feet
- Challenge Playground890 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 246th Street 430 feet
- 247th Street & Cullman Avenue 450 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & Marathon Parkway 450 feet
- 246th Street & Cullman Avenue 600 feet
- 63rd Avenue & Marathon Parkway 650 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & Cullman Avenue 650 feet
- 64th Avenue & Marathon Parkway 690 feet
- Marathon Parkway & Cullman Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 247th Street or Commonwealth Boulevard.