253rd Street & 148th Drive
The four-way crossing of 253rd Street and 148th Drive is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Hook Creek Park is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 253 St/149 Av, is 310 feet away for the Q86 and QM63, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 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 253 St/149 Av, 310 feet away, for the Q86 and QM63.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 253 St/149 Av Q86, QM63310 feetQ86 QM63
Next buses at this stop
- Q86 …
- QM63 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
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
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 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 195 William Haberle School850 feet
- Success Academy Charter School - Rosedale School1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sunrise Playground320 feet
- Hook Creek Park Nature area920 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 253rd Street & 148th Road 260 feet
- 149th Avenue & 253rd Street 260 feet
- 253rd Street & 149th Road 520 feet
- 253rd Street & 148th Avenue 520 feet
- 148th Drive & Weller Lane 700 feet
- 148th Drive & Huxley Street 710 feet
- 253rd Street & 147th Drive 780 feet
- 253rd Street & 149th Drive 780 feet
See every intersection along 148th Drive or 253rd Street.