254th Street & Memphis Avenue
The four-way crossing of 254th Street and Memphis Avenue is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S./M.S. 138 Sunrise is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 147 Av/256 St, is 1,040 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 1960, 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/256 St, 1,040 feet away, for the Q111.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 147 Av/256 St Q1111,040 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.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 14 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 254th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Memphis Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Memphis Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 School750 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.4 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 255th Street & Memphis Avenue 250 feet
- 253rd Street & Memphis Avenue 250 feet
- 144th Avenue & Memphis Avenue 350 feet
- Memphis Avenue & Caney Lane 500 feet
- 145th Avenue & Memphis Avenue 550 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 254th Street 560 feet
- 250th Street & Memphis Avenue 750 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 255th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 254th Street or Memphis Avenue.