253rd Street & 148th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 253rd Street and 148th Avenue is in Rosedale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Sunrise Playground is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 147 Av/253 St, is 830 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 1960 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 147 Av/253 St, 830 feet away, for the Q111.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 147 Av/253 St Q111830 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 station0.6 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers1 mile
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 May 2026.
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
- 7 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 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
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2022 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 148th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-5PM
East side of 253rd Street
- 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.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Success Academy Charter School - Rosedale School560 feet
- Naz Little Angels Group Daycare Pre-K1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sunrise Playground840 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 eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 253rd Street & 147th Drive 260 feet
- 253rd Street & 148th Road 260 feet
- 253rd Street & 147th Road 500 feet
- 253rd Street & 148th Drive 520 feet
- 249th Street & 148th Avenue 590 feet
- 148th Avenue & Weller Lane 690 feet
- 147th Avenue & 253rd Street at Mayda Road 770 feet
- 149th Avenue & 253rd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 148th Avenue or 253rd Street.