249th Street & 83rd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 249th Street and 83rd Avenue is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bellerose Library is 1,120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/250 St, is 990 feet away for the Q43, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/250 St, 990 feet away, for the Q43.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/250 St Q43990 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.7 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 98 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 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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 August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 249th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
Libraries, museums and history
- Bellerose Library1,120 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 83rd Avenue & 248th Street 260 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 250th Street 260 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 247th Street 520 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 251st Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 249th Street 690 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 249th Street 770 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 246th Street 780 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 252nd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 249th Street or 83rd Avenue.