251st Street & Elkmont Avenue
The three-way junction of 251st Street and Elkmont Avenue is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/74 Av, is 800 feet away for the Q36, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern white pine.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/74 Av, 800 feet away, for the Q36.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/74 Av Q36 · Shelter800 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station1.1 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2015.
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
- 104 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern white pine.
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Within a walk
How places are listedPharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 252nd Street & Elkmont Avenue 260 feet
- 250th Street & Elkmont Avenue 260 feet
- 251st Street & Shiloh Avenue 340 feet
- 252nd Street & Shiloh Avenue 500 feet
- 249th Street & Elkmont Avenue 520 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & Elkmont Avenue 540 feet
- 250th Street & Shiloh Avenue 630 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & Shiloh Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along 251st Street or Elkmont Avenue.