249th Street & 40th Avenue
The three-way junction of 249th Street and 40th Avenue is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Aurora Pond in Udalls Park Preserve is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 40 Av/Little Neck Pkwy, is 270 feet away for the Q36, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1975, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 40 Av/Little Neck Pkwy, 270 feet away, for the Q36.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 40 Av/Little Neck Pkwy Q36270 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street at Long Island Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1.1 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.4 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 July 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11363
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 34 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 1940 and 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern white pine.
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 February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 40th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Aurora Pond in Udalls Park Preserve Park feature800 feet
- Glenwood Landing Park1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket0.4 miles
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 248th Street & 40th Avenue 260 feet
- 41st Avenue & 249th Street 270 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 40th Avenue 310 feet
- 247th Street & 40th Avenue 510 feet
- 41st Avenue & 248th Street 530 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 39th Road 530 feet
- 41st Avenue & Little Neck Parkway 550 feet
- 39th Avenue & Little Neck Parkway 650 feet
See every intersection along 249th Street or 40th Avenue.