81st Avenue & 246th Street
The four-way crossing of 81st Avenue and 246th Street is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Commonwealth Blvd, is 870 feet away for the Q43 and Q46, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Commonwealth Blvd, 870 feet away, for the Q43 and Q46.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, Q46 · Shelter870 feetQ43 Q46
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- Q46 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 440 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 109 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. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 247th Street & 81st Avenue 260 feet
- 246th Street & 80th Road 270 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 81st Avenue 280 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue 440 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 244th Street 500 feet
- 248th Street & 81st Avenue 520 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 80th Road 540 feet
- 244th Street & 80th Road 620 feet
See every intersection along 246th Street or 81st Avenue.