87th Avenue & 254th Street
The four-way crossing of 87th Avenue and 254th 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. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av, is 420 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av, 420 feet away, for the Q36.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av Q36420 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.1 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 91 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 87th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 87th Avenue & 253rd Street 280 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 87th Avenue 320 feet
- 86th Avenue & 254th Street 540 feet
- 87th Avenue & 252nd Street 560 feet
- 254th Street & 87th Road 570 feet
- 87th Avenue & 256th Street 600 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 86th Avenue 780 feet
- 86th Avenue & 253rd Street 810 feet
See every intersection along 254th Street or 87th Avenue.