73rd Avenue & 244th Street
The four-way crossing of 73rd Avenue and 244th Street is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBy car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1 mile
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2020.
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
- 179 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2015 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 244th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 73rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 73rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bus stop 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 three corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & 73rd Avenue 320 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 244th Street 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Commonwealth Boulevard 810 feet
See every intersection along 244th Street or 73rd Avenue.