253rd Street & 148th Road
The four-way crossing of 253rd Street and 148th Road is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Sunrise Playground is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 253 St/149 Av, is 570 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.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 253 St/149 Av, 570 feet away, for the Q86 and QM63.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 253 St/149 Av Q86, QM63570 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 station0.6 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
- 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 51 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
- Success Academy Charter School - Rosedale School820 feet
- P.S. 195 William Haberle School1,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sunrise Playground580 feet
- Hook Creek Park Nature area1,170 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 Avenue 260 feet
- 253rd Street & 148th Drive 260 feet
- 253rd Street & 147th Drive 520 feet
- 149th Avenue & 253rd Street 520 feet
- 249th Street & 148th Road 590 feet
- 148th Road & Weller Lane 690 feet
- 253rd Street & 147th Road 760 feet
- 253rd Street & 149th Road 780 feet
See every intersection along 148th Road or 253rd Street.