259th Street & 149th Road
The three-way junction of 259th Street and 149th Road 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 860 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 1955 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 149 Av/257 St, 860 feet away, for the QM63.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 149 Av/257 St QM63860 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, 1.6 miles 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 chargers1.2 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 March 2023.
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
- 8 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 1955 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 258th Street & 149th Road 250 feet
- 149th Avenue & 259th Street 380 feet
- 259th Street & Craft Avenue 440 feet
- 257th Street & 149th Road 510 feet
- 259th Street & 148th Drive 650 feet
- 258th Street & Craft Avenue 700 feet
- 256th Street & 149th Road 770 feet
- 149th Avenue & 257th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 149th Road or 259th Street.