87th Avenue & 239th Street
The four-way crossing of 87th Avenue and 239th Street is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Cross Island YMCA is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/240 St, is 1,060 feet away for the Q43, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/240 St, 1,060 feet away, for the Q43.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/240 St Q431,060 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.3 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 October 2019.
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
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 recreation center
Community centers and public services
- Cross Island YMCA Recreation center750 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 87th Avenue & 241st Street 430 feet
- 86th Avenue & 239th Street 470 feet
- 241st Street & 86th Road 690 feet
- 86th Avenue & 241st Street 810 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 239th Street 990 feet
- 241st Street & 85th Road 1,060 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 240th Street 1,090 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 241st Street 1,150 feet
See every intersection along 239th Street or 87th Avenue.