252nd Street & 71st Road
The three-way junction of 252nd Street and 71st Road is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. Q224 is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/252 St, is 720 feet away for the Q36, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1952, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/252 St, 720 feet away, for the Q36.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/252 St Q36720 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1.1 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 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 April 2013.
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)
- Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park
- Elevation
- 144 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 in 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 71st Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
- 1 swimming pool
Schools and child care
- P.S. 186 Castlewood School650 feet
- P.S. Q224 School650 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Castlewood Playground510 feet
Community centers and public services
- Castlewood Playground Pool Swimming pool850 feet
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 six nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Avenue & 252nd Street 450 feet
- 72nd Avenue & 252nd Street 490 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 260th Street 710 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 72nd Avenue 940 feet
- 260th Street & Langston Avenue 1,260 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 73rd Road 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 252nd Street or 71st Road.