85th Avenue & 249th Street
The four-way crossing of 85th Avenue and 249th Street is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bellerose Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/250 St, is 1,030 feet away for the Q43, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and three places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 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/250 St, 1,030 feet away, for the Q43.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/250 St Q431,030 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 20 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 station0.5 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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2022.
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 1940 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 84 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and October 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 249th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence School480 feet
- P.S. 133 Queens Pre-K480 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground50 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bellerose Library950 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 & 250th Street 260 feet
- 85th Avenue & 248th Street 270 feet
- 85th Avenue & 251st Street 520 feet
- 85th Avenue & 247th Street 530 feet
- 86th Avenue & 249th Street 530 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 249th Street 740 feet
- 85th Avenue & 252nd Street 780 feet
- 86th Avenue & 250th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 249th Street or 85th Avenue.