86th Avenue & 239th Street
The three-way junction of 86th Avenue and 239th Street is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Cross Island YMCA is 400 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/240 St, is 590 feet away for the Q43, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/240 St, 590 feet away, for the Q43.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/240 St Q43590 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station980 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1,150 feet
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 December 2015.
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
- 96 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 recreation center
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,020 feet
- Interdisciplinary Cntr -Cross Island School1,090 feet
Community centers and public services
- Cross Island YMCA Recreation center400 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Avenue & 241st Street 340 feet
- 87th Avenue & 239th Street 470 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 239th Street 520 feet
- 241st Street & 86th Road 590 feet
- 241st Street & 85th Road 590 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 240th Street 620 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 241st Street 690 feet
- 85th Avenue & 241st Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 239th Street or 86th Avenue.