87th Road & 252nd Street

The three-way junction of 87th Road and 252nd Street is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr, is 1,200 feet away for the Q36, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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87th Road & 252nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr, 1,200 feet away, for the Q36.

  • 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr Q36
    1,200 feet
    Q36

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q36 …

Live arrivals

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.

  1. 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    1.1 miles

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

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

  • 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 1925 and 1945.

Trees

NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

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 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD and NYC Parks, retrieved September 19 – October 6, 2026.