86th Avenue & 246th Street
The four-way crossing of 86th Avenue and 246th 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 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, is 1,150 feet away for the Q43 and QM68, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, 1,150 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, QM681,150 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, 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
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 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 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Our Little Angels Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K580 feet
- St Gregory the Great Catholic School640 feet
- P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence School1,150 feet
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- P.S. 133 Queens Pre-K1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground1,250 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Road & 246th Street 250 feet
- 85th Road & 246th Street 250 feet
- 86th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 250 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 85th Road 380 feet
- 87th Avenue & 246th Street 510 feet
- 85th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 510 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 86th Road 530 feet
- 86th Avenue & 247th Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 246th Street or 86th Avenue.