87th Avenue & 233rd Street
The four-way crossing of 87th Avenue and 233rd Street is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Detective William T. Gunn Playground is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Winchester Blvd, is 920 feet away for the Q43 and QM68, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/Winchester Blvd, 920 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Winchester Blvd Q43, QM68920 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 222-41 Braddock Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1,000 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 January 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11427
- 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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 87th Avenue
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Psychotherapeutic Eval - Hillside School1,000 feet
- Parsons Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Detective William T. Gunn Playground1,190 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 87th Avenue & Winchester Boulevard 150 feet
- 232nd Street & 87th Avenue 280 feet
- 88th Avenue & Winchester Boulevard 440 feet
- 87th Avenue & Musket Street 450 feet
- 231st Street & 87th Avenue 550 feet
- 88th Avenue & Sabre Street 590 feet
- 88th Avenue & Ashford Street 720 feet
- 87th Avenue & Range Street 750 feet
See every intersection along 233rd Street or 87th Avenue.