86th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard
The four-way crossing of 86th Avenue and Commonwealth Boulevard is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Gregory the Great Catholic is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, is 1,190 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, 1,190 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, QM681,190 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Commonwealth Boulevard.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 1,250 feet 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 nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
- 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 61 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-K330 feet
- St Gregory the Great Catholic School890 feet
- P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence School900 feet
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- P.S. 133 Queens Pre-K900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground990 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Avenue & 246th Street 250 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 85th Road 280 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 86th Road 280 feet
- 85th Road & 246th Street 400 feet
- 86th Avenue & 247th Street 440 feet
- 86th Road & 246th Street 500 feet
- 85th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 550 feet
- 87th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 580 feet
See every intersection along 86th Avenue or Commonwealth Boulevard.