249th Street & 148th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 249th Street and 148th Avenue is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hook Creek Park is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 147 Av/249 St, is 820 feet away for the Q111, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 147 Av/249 St, 820 feet away, for the Q111.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 147 Av/249 St Q111820 feetQ111
Next buses at this stop
- Q111 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.8 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 1955 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2025 and April 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 148th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
East side of 249th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Success Academy Charter School - Rosedale School190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hook Creek Park Nature area1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 249th Street & 147th Drive 260 feet
- 249th Street & 148th Road 260 feet
- 148th Avenue & Huxley Street 380 feet
- 249th Street & 147th Road 510 feet
- 148th Road & Huxley Street 510 feet
- 253rd Street & 148th Avenue 590 feet
- 147th Drive & Huxley Street 660 feet
- 249th Street & 147th Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along 148th Avenue or 249th Street.