85th Avenue & 248th Street
The four-way crossing of 85th Avenue and 248th Street is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence is 510 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/248 St, is 830 feet away for the Q43, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and three places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1945, 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/248 St, 830 feet away, for the Q43.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/248 St Q43830 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 19 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
- 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 in 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the green ash and the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 248th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence School510 feet
- P.S. 133 Queens Pre-K510 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground50 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bellerose Library1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Avenue & 247th Street 260 feet
- 85th Avenue & 249th Street 270 feet
- 85th Avenue & 250th Street 520 feet
- 85th Avenue & 246th Street 520 feet
- 247th Street & 85th Road 530 feet
- 86th Avenue & 248th Street 530 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 248th Street 710 feet
- 85th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 720 feet
See every intersection along 248th Street or 85th Avenue.