249th Street & 139th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 249th Street and 139th Avenue is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Christ Lutheran School is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/249 St, is 580 feet away for the QM63, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/249 St, 580 feet away, for the QM63.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/249 St QM63580 feetQM63
Next buses at this stop
- QM63 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 246-03 139th Avenue Gas station760 feet
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2025 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 249th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 5PM-9PM
South side of 249th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-9AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Christ Lutheran School730 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two food stores.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 248th Street & 139th Avenue 250 feet
- 250th Street & 139th Avenue 250 feet
- 247th Street & 139th Avenue 500 feet
- 139th Avenue & Caney Lane 500 feet
- 249th Street & Hook Creek Boulevard 530 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 249th Street 560 feet
- Hook Creek Boulevard & 250th Street 660 feet
- 246th Street & 139th Avenue 750 feet
See every intersection along 139th Avenue or 249th Street.