255th Street & Memphis Avenue
The three-way junction of 255th Street and Memphis Avenue is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S./M.S. 138 Sunrise is 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 147 Av/256 St, is 790 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, 790 feet away, for the Q111.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 147 Av/256 St Q111790 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.4 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 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 May 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
- 10 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 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East 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 School1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 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:
- 144th Avenue & Memphis Avenue 100 feet
- 254th Street & Memphis Avenue 250 feet
- 145th Avenue & Memphis Avenue 300 feet
- 253rd Street & Memphis Avenue 500 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 255th Street 550 feet
- 147th Avenue & Memphis Avenue 550 feet
- 147th Avenue & 257th Street 590 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 144th Avenue 730 feet
See every intersection along 255th Street or Memphis Avenue.