83rd Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard
The three-way junction of 83rd Avenue and Commonwealth Boulevard 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, Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, is 700 feet away for the Q43 and QM68, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, 700 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, QM68700 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Commonwealth Boulevard.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 790 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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 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 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 83rd Avenue & 246th Street 230 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 247th Street 490 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 690 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 248th Street 750 feet
- 82nd Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 770 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 790 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 246th Street 890 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 960 feet
See every intersection along 83rd Avenue or Commonwealth Boulevard.