88th Avenue & 242nd Street
The three-way junction of 88th Avenue and 242nd Street is in Bellerose, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q1, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1936, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q1.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy Q10.3 milesQ1
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 240-06 Braddock Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo 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
- 93 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 1936.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 242nd Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 88th Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 88th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
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
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 242nd Street & 88th Road 280 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 88th Avenue 310 feet
- 88th Avenue & 241st Street 360 feet
- 242nd Street & 88th Drive 530 feet
- 88th Avenue & 240th Street 620 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 88th Road 770 feet
- 89th Avenue & 242nd Street 790 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 86th Road 800 feet
See every intersection along 242nd Street or 88th Avenue.