253rd Street & 147th Drive
The four-way crossing of 253rd Street and 147th Drive is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Sunrise Playground is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 147 Av/253 St, is 570 feet away for the Q111, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1957 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 147 Av/253 St, 570 feet away, for the Q111.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 147 Av/253 St Q111570 feetQ111
Next buses at this stop
- Q111 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11422
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosedale
- Elevation
- 8 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1957 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 253rd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Success Academy Charter School - Rosedale School810 feet
- Naz Little Angels Group Daycare Pre-K940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sunrise Playground1,100 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
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 eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 253rd Street & 147th Road 250 feet
- 253rd Street & 148th Avenue 260 feet
- 147th Avenue & 253rd Street at Mayda Road 510 feet
- 253rd Street & 148th Road 520 feet
- 147th Drive & Weller Lane 680 feet
- 253rd Street & 148th Drive 780 feet
- 147th Avenue & 253rd Street 790 feet
- 249th Street & 147th Road 830 feet
See every intersection along 147th Drive or 253rd Street.