251st Street & Hand Road
The three-way junction of 251st Street and Hand 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 290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy, is 620 feet away for the Q12, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them day care or pre-K sites, and 31 places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 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, 620 feet away, for the Q12.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy Q12620 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
- 15 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 January 2026.
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
- 121 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 1924 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sassafras.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2025 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hand Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Hand Road
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 library
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Rainbow Child Development Center Preschool · Pre-K340 feet
- Kiddie Academy of Little Neck Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K850 feet
- Little Tulip Daycare Center of Little Neck Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
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- Immanuel New York Mission Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,190 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Douglaston/Little Neck Library810 feet
Community centers and public services
- Little Neck Post Office290 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch660 feet
- Wells Fargo Bank branch900 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket730 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 31 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 251st Street & Gaskell Road 170 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 251st Street 340 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Cornell Lane 390 feet
- Marathon Parkway & Gaskell Road 480 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Marathon Parkway 530 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Jessie Court 620 feet
- Marathon Parkway & Beechknoll Avenue 730 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Browvale Lane 730 feet
See every intersection along 251st Street or Hand Road.