253rd Street & 87th Road
The four-way crossing of 253rd Street and 87th Road is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr, is 1,000 feet away for the Q36, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr, 1,000 feet away, for the Q36.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr Q361,000 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.
- 262-10 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 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 September 2014.
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
- One travel lane
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Norway maple and the white ash.
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
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:
- 87th Road & 252nd Street 280 feet
- 254th Street & 87th Road 280 feet
- 253rd Street & 87th Drive 300 feet
- 252nd Street & 87th Drive 480 feet
- 87th Avenue & 253rd Street 570 feet
- 254th Street & 87th Drive 600 feet
- 251st Street & 87th Drive 750 feet
- 87th Avenue & 252nd Street 850 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street or 87th Road.