249th Street & 88th Road
The five-way junction of 249th Street and 88th Road 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 660 feet away for the Q36 and Q110. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five 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, 660 feet away, for the Q36 and Q110.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jericho Tpke/250 St Q36, Q110660 feetQ36 Q110
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- Q110 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 90th Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 239-15 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.8 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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
- 88 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 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Children of America (Jericho Turnpike) Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 89th Avenue & 249th Street 260 feet
- 250th Street & 88th Road 280 feet
- 249th Street & 87th Drive 360 feet
- 249th Street & Jericho Turnpike 570 feet
- 250th Street & 87th Drive 580 feet
- 248th Street & 87th Drive 700 feet
- 87th Avenue & 249th Street 850 feet
- 251st Street & 87th Drive 860 feet
See every intersection along 249th Street, 88th Drive or 88th Road.