253rd Street & 87th Drive
The three-way junction of 253rd Street and 87th Drive is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr, is 700 feet away for the Q36, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr, 700 feet away, for the Q36.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr Q36700 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
Cycling
- 2 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 93 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1926 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 253rd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 253rd Street & 87th Road 300 feet
- 252nd Street & 87th Drive 300 feet
- 254th Street & 87th Drive 300 feet
- 87th Road & 252nd Street 490 feet
- 251st Street & 87th Drive 580 feet
- 254th Street & 87th Road 580 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 87th Drive 590 feet
- 250th Street & 87th Drive 860 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street or 87th Drive.