89th Avenue & 242nd Street
The four-way crossing of 89th Avenue and 242nd 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. Living Hope Christian Church is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy, is 1,050 feet away for the Q1, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy, 1,050 feet away, for the Q1.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy Q11,050 feetQ1
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 240-06 Braddock Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.9 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 July 2023.
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 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 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 242nd Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jack Breininger Park1,240 feet
- Breininger Park Playground1,250 feet
Houses of worship
- Living Hope Christian Church House of worship970 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 90th Avenue & 242nd Street 250 feet
- 242nd Street & 88th Drive 260 feet
- 89th Avenue & 241st Street 260 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 89th Avenue 410 feet
- 91st Avenue & 242nd Street 500 feet
- 242nd Street & 88th Road 510 feet
- 89th Avenue & 240th Street 520 feet
- 242nd Street & Braddock Avenue 630 feet
See every intersection along 242nd Street or 89th Avenue.