86th Avenue & 252nd Street
The four-way crossing of 86th Avenue and 252nd Street is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av, is 1,310 feet away for the Q36, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av, 1,310 feet away, for the Q36.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av Q361,310 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
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 June 2020.
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
- 93 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 86th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence School1,100 feet
- P.S. 133 Queens Pre-K1,100 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Avenue & 251st Street 260 feet
- 86th Avenue & 253rd Street 280 feet
- 253rd Street & 85th Road 510 feet
- 86th Avenue & 250th Street 520 feet
- 87th Avenue & 252nd Street 520 feet
- 86th Avenue & 254th Street 560 feet
- 85th Avenue & 252nd Street 610 feet
- 86th Avenue & 249th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 252nd Street or 86th Avenue.