253rd Street & Thornhill Avenue
The three-way junction of 253rd Street and Thornhill 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. Nassau Mall is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/252 St, is 830 feet away for the Q30, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1962, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/252 St, 830 feet away, for the Q30.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/252 St Q30830 feetQ30
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street at Long Island Expressway, 620 feet by car along the streets.
- 260-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.8 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 July 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 213 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1955 and 1962.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry plum.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Nassau Mall1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- Temple Torah of Little Neck House of worship1,210 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch860 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 254th Street & Thornhill Avenue 210 feet
- 252nd Street & Thornhill Avenue 260 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 253rd Street 430 feet
- Thornhill Avenue & Browvale Lane 610 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street at Long Island Expressway 620 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 252nd Street 720 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Nassau Boulevard 870 feet
- Thornhill Avenue & 251st Place 890 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street or Thornhill Avenue.