87th Avenue & 246th Street
The three-way junction of 87th Avenue and 246th 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. St Gregory the Great Catholic is 130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q43 and QM68, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, QM680.3 milesQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
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
- 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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- St Gregory the Great Catholic School130 feet
- Our Little Angels Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K690 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Road & 246th Street 260 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 87th Avenue 360 feet
- 86th Avenue & 246th Street 510 feet
- 87th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 510 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 87th Drive 620 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 86th Road 630 feet
- 85th Road & 246th Street 750 feet
- 86th Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 750 feet
See every intersection along 246th Street or 87th Avenue.