259th Street & 148th Drive
The four-way crossing of 259th Street and 148th Drive is in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 149 Av/257 St, is 820 feet away for the QM63, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 96 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hedge maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 149 Av/257 St, 820 feet away, for the QM63.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 149 Av/257 St QM63820 feetQM63
Next buses at this stop
- QM63 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 2022.
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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 96 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hedge maple.
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 259th Street & 148th Road 260 feet
- 149th Avenue & 259th Street 260 feet
- 259th Street & 148th Avenue 520 feet
- 257th Street & 148th Drive 640 feet
- 259th Street & 149th Road 650 feet
- 259th Street & 147th Drive 760 feet
- 257th Street & 148th Road 900 feet
- Hook Creek Boulevard & 148th Drive 900 feet
See every intersection along 148th Drive or 259th Street.