43rd Avenue & 248th Street
The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and 248th Street is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Admiral Playground is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/Marathon Pkwy, is 1,020 feet away for the Q36, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/Marathon Pkwy, 1,020 feet away, for the Q36.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/Marathon Pkwy Q361,020 feetQ36
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 cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.
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
- 70 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 248th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 43rd Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Little Tulip Daycare Center of Little Neck Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K780 feet
- P.S. 094 David D. Porter School1,240 feet
- Rainbow Child Development Center Preschool · Pre-K1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Admiral Playground1,070 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Douglaston/Little Neck Library850 feet
Community centers and public services
- Little Neck Post Office1,180 feet
Bank branches
- Wells Fargo Bank branch1,000 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket950 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and two 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 43rd Avenue & 249th Street 270 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 247th Street 330 feet
- 43rd Avenue & Marathon Parkway 530 feet
- 248th Street & Depew Avenue 670 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 248th Street 820 feet
- 249th Street & Depew Avenue 840 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 249th Street 900 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Zion Street 910 feet
See every intersection along 248th Street or 43rd Avenue.