251st Street & Gaskell Road
The three-way junction of 251st Street and Gaskell Road is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Little Neck Post Office is 430 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy, is 710 feet away for the Q12, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 22 places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy, 710 feet away, for the Q12.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy Q12710 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.7 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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 March 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 139 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 between 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry plum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 251st Street
- Authorized vehicles only 1 sign AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE
- No stopping 3 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Rainbow Child Development Center Preschool · Pre-K520 feet
- Kiddie Academy of Little Neck Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,030 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Douglaston/Little Neck Library970 feet
Houses of worship
- Community Church of Little Neck House of worship1,160 feet
Community centers and public services
- Little Neck Post Office430 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch830 feet
- Wells Fargo Bank branch1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket900 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 251st Street & Hand Road 170 feet
- Marathon Parkway & Gaskell Road 300 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 251st Street 510 feet
- Marathon Parkway & Beechknoll Avenue 550 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Cornell Lane 560 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Marathon Parkway 700 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Jessie Court 790 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Browvale Lane 900 feet
See every intersection along 251st Street or Gaskell Road.