252nd Street & Thornhill Avenue
The three-way junction of 252nd Street and Thornhill Avenue is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/252 St, is 630 feet away for the Q30, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 170 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 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 Horace Harding Expwy/252 St, 630 feet away, for the Q30.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/252 St Q30630 feetQ30
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
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, 890 feet by car along the streets.
- 260-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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
- 207 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 170 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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the Callery pear.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,120 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 253rd Street & Thornhill Avenue 260 feet
- Thornhill Avenue & Browvale Lane 340 feet
- 254th Street & Thornhill Avenue 480 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 252nd Street 510 feet
- Thornhill Avenue & 251st Place 620 feet
- 52nd Avenue & Browvale Lane 670 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 253rd Street 690 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Browvale Lane 750 feet
See every intersection along 252nd Street or Thornhill Avenue.