249th Street & 87th Drive
The four-way crossing of 249th Street and 87th Drive is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Jericho Tpke/250 St, is 1,020 feet away for the Q36 and Q110, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and two places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jericho Tpke/250 St, 1,020 feet away, for the Q36 and Q110.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jericho Tpke/250 St Q36, Q1101,020 feetQ36 Q110
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- Q110 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2021.
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
- 89 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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 December 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 87th Drive
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 250th Street & 87th Drive 220 feet
- 248th Street & 87th Drive 340 feet
- 249th Street & 88th Road 360 feet
- 87th Avenue & 249th Street 490 feet
- 251st Street & 87th Drive 500 feet
- 89th Avenue & 249th Street 620 feet
- 250th Street & 88th Road 630 feet
- 87th Avenue & 248th Street 710 feet
See every intersection along 249th Street or 87th Drive.