53rd Avenue & 240th Street
The three-way junction of 53rd Avenue and 240th Street is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Alley Pond Park is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 80 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the bald cypress.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av Q30, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter0.3 milesQ30 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Cross Island Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.6 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 80 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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the bald cypress.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park30 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.3 miles
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 53rd Avenue & 241st Street 250 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Douglaston Parkway 520 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & Thornhill Avenue 640 feet
- 54th Avenue & Douglaston Parkway 660 feet
- 52nd Avenue & 240th Place 750 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Douglaston Parkway 820 feet
- 241st Street & 52nd Avenue 830 feet
- Thornhill Avenue & Redfield Street 920 feet
See every intersection along 240th Street or 53rd Avenue.