87th Avenue & 249th Street
The four-way crossing of 87th Avenue and 249th Street is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bellerose Playground is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jericho Tpke/250 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q36 and Q110, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five 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 Jericho Tpke/250 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q36 and Q110.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jericho Tpke/250 St Q36, Q1100.3 milesQ36 Q110
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- Q110 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
- 94 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1935 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence School850 feet
- P.S. 133 Queens Pre-K850 feet
- Our Little Angels Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground1,060 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 87th Avenue & 250th Street 220 feet
- 87th Avenue & 248th Street 300 feet
- 87th Avenue & 251st Street 480 feet
- 249th Street & 87th Drive 490 feet
- 86th Avenue & 249th Street 530 feet
- 87th Avenue & 247th Street 550 feet
- 248th Street & 87th Drive 670 feet
- 250th Street & 87th Drive 710 feet
See every intersection along 249th Street or 87th Avenue.