86th Avenue & 248th Street
The four-way crossing of 86th Avenue and 248th Street is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence is 200 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/248 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q43, and four 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.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/248 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q43.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/248 St Q430.3 milesQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.4 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 chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
- 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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 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
North side of 86th Avenue
- 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 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 School200 feet
- P.S. 133 Queens Pre-K200 feet
- Our Little Angels Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K960 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground300 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Avenue & 247th Street 260 feet
- 86th Avenue & 249th Street 270 feet
- 86th Avenue & 250th Street 520 feet
- 247th Street & 86th Road 520 feet
- 87th Avenue & 248th Street 520 feet
- 247th Street & 85th Road 530 feet
- 85th Avenue & 248th Street 530 feet
- 86th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 700 feet
See every intersection along 248th Street or 86th Avenue.