253rd Street & Cullman Avenue
The four-way crossing of 253rd Street and Cullman Avenue is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Challenge Playground is 1,290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av, is 450 feet away for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1952, 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/Cullman Av, 450 feet away, for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av Q36, QM5, QM8, QM35450 feetQ36 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 260 feet by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.7 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 225 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Challenge Playground1,290 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:
- 254th Street & Cullman Avenue 260 feet
- 252nd Street & Cullman Avenue 260 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street 260 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & Cullman Avenue 360 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & Cullman Avenue at Grand Central Parkway 450 feet
- 251st Street & Cullman Avenue 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Little Neck Parkway 530 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 255th Street 560 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street or Cullman Avenue.