Commonwealth Boulevard & Marathon Parkway
Commonwealth Boulevard and Marathon Parkway meet at a four-way crossing in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Douglaston Golf Course is 440 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av Q36, QM5, QM8, QM350.4 milesQ36 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.4 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,140 feet
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 220 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1952 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Marathon Parkway
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 golf course
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. Q811 School590 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Douglaston Golf Course440 feet
- Challenge Playground440 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 63rd Avenue & Marathon Parkway 190 feet
- 64th Avenue & Marathon Parkway 240 feet
- 247th Street & Commonwealth Boulevard 450 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 63rd Avenue 490 feet
- 63rd Avenue & 251st Street 620 feet
- Marathon Parkway & 61st Avenue 740 feet
- Marathon Parkway & Cullman Avenue 760 feet
- 63rd Avenue & 252nd Street 870 feet
See every intersection along Commonwealth Boulevard or Marathon Parkway.