57th Avenue & 253rd Street
The three-way junction of 57th Avenue and 253rd 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. Nassau Mall South is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/254 St, is 590 feet away for the Q30, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1953 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/254 St, 590 feet away, for the Q30.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/254 St Q30590 feetQ30
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.3 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 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 July 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 178 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1953 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Nassau Mall South Park320 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy1,190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 57th Avenue & 254th Street 290 feet
- 58th Avenue & 253rd Street 310 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street 480 feet
- 57th Avenue & 251st Street 560 feet
- 58th Avenue & 254th Street 570 feet
- 57th Avenue & 255th Street 580 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 251st Street 750 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 57th Avenue at Long Island Expressway 770 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street or 57th Avenue.