57th Avenue & 255th Street
The three-way junction of 57th Avenue and 255th Street is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nassau Mall South is 20 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/254 St, is 420 feet away for the Q30, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/254 St, 420 feet away, for the Q30.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/254 St Q30420 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 260-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 February 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
- 177 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 57th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Commonpoint NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Nassau Mall South Park20 feet
- Nassau Mall870 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & 57th Avenue at Long Island Expressway 190 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 57th Avenue at 256th Street 280 feet
- 57th Avenue & 254th Street 290 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street 480 feet
- 58th Avenue & 255th Street 570 feet
- 57th Avenue & 253rd Street 580 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Little Neck Parkway 700 feet
- 58th Avenue & 254th Street 720 feet
See every intersection along 255th Street or 57th Avenue.