259th Street & 147th Drive
The four-way crossing of 259th Street and 147th Drive is in Rosedale, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 147 Av/Francis Lewis Blvd, is 910 feet away for the Q111, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 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/Francis Lewis Blvd, 910 feet away, for the Q111.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 147 Av/Francis Lewis Blvd Q111910 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station900 feet
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2018.
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
- 5 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1950 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the red maple and the silver maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 147th Drive
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 147th Drive
- 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 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Naz Little Angels Group Daycare Pre-K1,170 feet
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 259th Street & 147th Road 240 feet
- 259th Street & 148th Avenue 250 feet
- 259th Street & 148th Road 510 feet
- 258th Street & 147th Road 560 feet
- 147th Avenue & 259th Street 640 feet
- 257th Street & 147th Drive 640 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 147th Drive 700 feet
- 259th Street & 148th Drive 760 feet
See every intersection along 147th Drive or 259th Street.