253rd Street & 84th Drive
The three-way junction of 253rd Street and 84th Drive is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/85 Av, is 550 feet away for the Q36, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/85 Av, 550 feet away, for the Q36.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/85 Av Q36550 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
Cycling
- 15 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 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 January 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 92 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Avenue & 253rd Street 260 feet
- 85th Avenue & 252nd Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 253rd Street 520 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 85th Avenue 640 feet
- 253rd Street & 85th Road 670 feet
- 85th Avenue & 251st Street 780 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 252nd Street 780 feet
- 256th Street & 84th Drive 810 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street or 84th Drive.