259th Street & 148th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 259th Street and 148th Avenue is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/148 Av, is 890 feet away for the Q111, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 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 Francis Lewis Blvd/148 Av, 890 feet away, for the Q111.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/148 Av Q111890 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, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station1,100 feet
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
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
- 7 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the common hackberry and the hedge maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 148th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 148th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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
- 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:
- 259th Street & 147th Drive 250 feet
- 259th Street & 148th Road 260 feet
- 259th Street & 147th Road 490 feet
- 259th Street & 148th Drive 520 feet
- 257th Street & 148th Avenue 640 feet
- 149th Avenue & 259th Street 780 feet
- 258th Street & 147th Road 810 feet
- 147th Avenue & 259th Street 880 feet
See every intersection along 148th Avenue or 259th Street.