248th Street & Thornhill Avenue
The four-way crossing of 248th Street and Thornhill Avenue is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Louis Pasteur Park is 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy, is 1,190 feet away for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1952, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy, 1,190 feet away, for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy Q30, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter1,190 feetQ30 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Cross Island Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.4 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
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
- 136 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 92 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Thornhill Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Louis Pasteur Park200 feet
- Louis Pasteur Park Playground250 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 54th Avenue & 248th Street 190 feet
- 248th Street & 52nd Avenue 250 feet
- 51st Avenue & 248th Street 510 feet
- Thornhill Avenue & Overbrook Street 520 feet
- 54th Avenue & Thornhill Avenue 640 feet
- 54th Avenue & Overbrook Street 710 feet
- 52nd Avenue & Overbrook Street 770 feet
- 248th Street & Van Zandt Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along 248th Street or Thornhill Avenue.