249th Street & Elkmont Avenue
The three-way junction of 249th Street and Elkmont Avenue 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, Union Tpke/248 St, is 1,220 feet away for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1949, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/248 St, 1,220 feet away, for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/248 St Q46, Q48, QM6, QM361,220 feetQ46 Q48 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station1 mile
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.2 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 October 2022.
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
- 109 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 88 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Elkmont Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedPharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 249th Street & 76th Avenue 190 feet
- 250th Street & Elkmont Avenue 260 feet
- 76th Avenue & 77th Crescent 390 feet
- 251st Street & Elkmont Avenue 520 feet
- 249th Street & Shiloh Avenue 540 feet
- 250th Street & Shiloh Avenue 700 feet
- 252nd Street & Elkmont Avenue 780 feet
- 251st Street & Shiloh Avenue 870 feet
See every intersection along 249th Street or Elkmont Avenue.