54th Avenue & 244th Street
The four-way crossing of 54th Avenue and 244th 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. Alley Pond Park is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av, is 1,270 feet away for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1953, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av, 1,270 feet away, for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Douglaston Pkwy/61 Av Q30, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter1,270 feetQ30 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 station0.5 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
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
- 138 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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 Park730 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 244th Street & Thornhill Avenue 270 feet
- Thornhill Avenue & Redfield Street 550 feet
- 245th Street & Thornhill Avenue 550 feet
- 54th Avenue & Douglaston Parkway 560 feet
- 54th Avenue & Overbrook Street 570 feet
- 52nd Avenue & 244th Street 640 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Douglaston Parkway 700 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Douglaston Parkway 730 feet
See every intersection along 244th Street or 54th Avenue.