259th Street & 148th Road

The four-way crossing of 259th Street and 148th Road 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. The nearest bus stop, 149 Av/257 St, is 1,080 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, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 92 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hedge maple.

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259th Street & 148th Road Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 149 Av/257 St, 1,080 feet away, for the QM63.

  • 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 149 Av/257 St QM63
    1,080 feet
    QM63

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM63 …

Live arrivals

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.

  1. 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers
    1 mile

Between 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 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 92 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:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy and NYC Parks, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.