83rd Avenue & 242nd Street
The four-way crossing of 83rd Avenue and 242nd Street is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/239 St, is 970 feet away for the Q43, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/239 St, 970 feet away, for the Q43.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/239 St Q43970 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station670 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.3 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 May 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
- 105 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
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 nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 83rd Avenue & 241st Street 260 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 243rd Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 242nd Street 690 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 242nd Street 770 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 84th Road 830 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 241st Street 940 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 243rd Street 940 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Cross Island Parkway 960 feet
See every intersection along 242nd Street or 83rd Avenue.