252nd Street & Elkmont Avenue
The three-way junction of 252nd Street and Elkmont Avenue is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Queens County Farm Museum is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/74 Av, is 540 feet away for the Q36, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/74 Av, 540 feet away, for the Q36.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/74 Av Q36 · Shelter540 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 June 2020.
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
- 106 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 86 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and three buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 museum
Libraries, museums and history
- Queens County Farm Museum1,130 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 252nd Street & Shiloh Avenue 240 feet
- 251st Street & Elkmont Avenue 260 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & Elkmont Avenue 280 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & Shiloh Avenue 420 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 74th Avenue 490 feet
- 250th Street & Elkmont Avenue 520 feet
- 251st Street & Shiloh Avenue 530 feet
- 75th Avenue & Little Neck Parkway 670 feet
See every intersection along 252nd Street or Elkmont Avenue.