85th Avenue & 246th Street
The three-way junction of 85th Avenue and 246th Street is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Bellerose Playground is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, is 680 feet away for the Q43 and QM68, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, 680 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, QM68680 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 890 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 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 February 2018.
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
- 97 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 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence School1,040 feet
- P.S. 133 Queens Pre-K1,040 feet
- Our Little Angels Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,080 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground580 feet
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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 190 feet
- 85th Avenue & 247th Street 260 feet
- 85th Road & 246th Street 450 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 84th Road 470 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 85th Road 470 feet
- 85th Avenue & 248th Street 520 feet
- 247th Street & 85th Road 530 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue 560 feet
See every intersection along 246th Street or 85th Avenue.