83rd Avenue & 253rd Street
The three-way junction of 83rd Avenue and 253rd Street is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Little Neck Pkwy, is 760 feet away for the Q43 and QM68, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/Little Neck Pkwy, 760 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Little Neck Pkwy Q43, QM68760 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.9 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 June 2016.
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
- 90 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 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and six food stores.
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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Little Neck Parkway & 83rd Avenue 180 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 252nd Street 260 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 82nd Drive 440 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 251st Street 520 feet
- 252nd Street & 82nd Drive 520 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 255th Street 540 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 253rd Street 690 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 82nd Road 700 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street or 83rd Avenue.