86th Avenue & 253rd Street
The four-way crossing of 86th Avenue and 253rd 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. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av, is 1,040 feet away for the Q36, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 500 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, 1,040 feet away, for the Q36.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av Q361,040 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.
- 262-10 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
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
- 87 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green Leaf' Norway maple.
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
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 253rd Street & 85th Road 240 feet
- 86th Avenue & 252nd Street 280 feet
- 86th Avenue & 254th Street 290 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 86th Avenue 520 feet
- 87th Avenue & 253rd Street 520 feet
- 86th Avenue & 251st Street 540 feet
- 85th Avenue & 253rd Street 650 feet
- 86th Avenue & 250th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street or 86th Avenue.