253rd Street & 149th Drive
The four-way crossing of 253rd Street and 149th Drive is in Rosedale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Sunrise Playground is 300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 253 St/149 Av, is 440 feet away for the Q86, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1969, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 253 St/149 Av, 440 feet away, for the Q86.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 253 St/149 Av Q86440 feetQ86
Next buses at this stop
- Q86 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.8 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers1.2 miles
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 August 2014.
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 500 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 1969.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 195 William Haberle School880 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sunrise Playground300 feet
- Hook Creek Park Nature area430 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 253rd Street & 149th Road 260 feet
- 254th Street & 149th Drive 270 feet
- Huxley Street & 149th Drive 370 feet
- 149th Avenue & 253rd Street 520 feet
- 255th Street & 149th Drive 520 feet
- 253rd Street & Huxley Street 570 feet
- 149th Road & Huxley Street 660 feet
- 253rd Street & 148th Drive 780 feet
See every intersection along 149th Drive or 253rd Street.