247th Street & Memphis Avenue
The four-way crossing of 247th Street and Memphis Avenue is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Throop Memorial Presbyterian Church is 450 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 243 St/Memphis Av, is 460 feet away for the Q85 and Q86, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 243 St/Memphis Av, 460 feet away, for the Q85 and Q86.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 243 St/Memphis Av Q85, Q86460 feetQ85 Q86
Next buses at this stop
- Q85 …
- Q86 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 246-03 139th Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11422
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosedale
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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 March 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Memphis Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Christ Lutheran School940 feet
Houses of worship
- Throop Memorial Presbyterian Church House of worship450 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch940 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 248th Street & Memphis Avenue 250 feet
- 246th Street & Memphis Avenue 250 feet
- 243rd Street & Memphis Avenue 460 feet
- 249th Street & Memphis Avenue 500 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 247th Street 560 feet
- 247th Street & 143rd Avenue 610 feet
- 243rd Street & 141st Avenue 680 feet
- 248th Street & 143rd Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along 247th Street or Memphis Avenue.