249th Street & Depew Avenue
The three-way junction of 249th Street and Depew Avenue is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Douglaston/Little Neck Library is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 40 Av/Little Neck Pkwy, is 1,210 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 two places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1965, 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, 1,210 feet away, for the Q36.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 40 Av/Little Neck Pkwy Q361,210 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.9 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 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 June 2025.
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
- 55 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
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 May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Depew Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 religious building
Libraries, museums and history
- Douglaston/Little Neck Library1,150 feet
Bank branches
- Wells Fargo Bank branch1,310 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket1,260 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 248th Street & Depew Avenue 290 feet
- 247th Street & Depew Avenue 550 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 249th Street 570 feet
- 41st Avenue & 249th Street 670 feet
- 41st Avenue & 248th Street 830 feet
- 43rd Avenue & Marathon Parkway 840 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 248th Street 840 feet
- 249th Street & 40th Avenue 940 feet
See every intersection along 249th Street or Depew Avenue.