254th Street & 87th Drive
The three-way junction of 254th Street and 87th Drive is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr, is 400 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, 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, 400 feet away, for the Q36.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr Q36400 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 April 2025.
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
- 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 between 1926 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 87th Drive (south side).
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 406447.
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:
- Little Neck Parkway & 87th Drive 300 feet
- 253rd Street & 87th Drive 300 feet
- 254th Street & 87th Road 410 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & Jericho Turnpike 580 feet
- 253rd Street & 87th Road 600 feet
- 252nd Street & 87th Drive 600 feet
- 87th Road & 252nd Street 790 feet
- 251st Street & 87th Drive 880 feet
See every intersection along 254th Street or 87th Drive.