43rd Avenue & 247th Street
The three-way junction of 43rd Avenue and 247th Street is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Douglaston/Little Neck Library is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/Marathon Pkwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q36, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/Marathon Pkwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q36.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/Marathon Pkwy Q360.3 milesQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street at Long Island Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.9 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11363
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 43rd Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Two buildings within 820 feet are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and built between 1903 and 1933.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
Schools and child care
- Little Tulip Daycare Center of Little Neck Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,110 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Douglaston/Little Neck Library1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket1,280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and three food stores.
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 and a signal or safety change.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 43rd Avenue & 248th Street 330 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 249th Street 600 feet
- 247th Street & Depew Avenue 730 feet
- 43rd Avenue & Marathon Parkway 860 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 247th Street 880 feet
- 248th Street & Depew Avenue 980 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Alameda Avenue 1,050 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 248th Street 1,150 feet
See every intersection along 247th Street or 43rd Avenue.