253rd Street & Weller Lane
The four-way crossing of 253rd Street and Weller Lane is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S./M.S. 138 Sunrise is 340 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 147 Av/253 St, is 750 feet away for the Q111, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 147 Av/253 St, 750 feet away, for the Q111.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 147 Av/253 St Q111750 feetQ111
Next buses at this stop
- Q111 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 246-03 139th Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11422
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosedale
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1945 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 253rd Street
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
East side of Weller Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./M.S. 138 Sunrise School340 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Caney Lane & Weller Avenue 250 feet
- 144th Avenue & 253rd Street 320 feet
- 250th Street & Weller Avenue 510 feet
- 253rd Street & Memphis Avenue 550 feet
- 147th Avenue & Weller Lane 620 feet
- 145th Avenue & 253rd Street 620 feet
- 249th Street & Weller Avenue 660 feet
- 249th Street & Caney Road 730 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street, Weller Avenue or Weller Lane.