87th Avenue & 253rd Street
The four-way crossing of 87th Avenue and 253rd Street is in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av, is 700 feet away for the Q36, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av, 700 feet away, for the Q36.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av Q36700 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 500 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 87th Avenue & 252nd Street 280 feet
- 87th Avenue & 254th Street 280 feet
- 86th Avenue & 253rd Street 520 feet
- 87th Avenue & 251st Street 540 feet
- 253rd Street & 87th Road 570 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 87th Avenue 600 feet
- 253rd Street & 85th Road 760 feet
- 87th Avenue & 250th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street or 87th Avenue.