Cross Island Parkway & 243rd Street
Cross Island Parkway and 243rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Bellerose, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Living Hope Christian Church is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy, is 420 feet away for the Q1, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy, 420 feet away, for the Q1.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy Q1420 feetQ1
Next buses at this stop
- Q1 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Hempstead Avenue & Cross Island Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 239-15 Jamaica Avenue Gas station980 feet
- 229-20 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers1.2 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 January 2020.
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
- 84 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1920 and 1960.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Jack Breininger Park1,230 feet
Houses of worship
- Living Hope Christian Church House of worship1,160 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch770 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 93rd Avenue & 243rd Street 170 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Jamaica Avenue 300 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 242nd Street 340 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Braddock Avenue 350 feet
- 93rd Avenue & 242nd Street 420 feet
- Jamaica Avenue & 241st Street 580 feet
- 93rd Avenue & 241st Street 670 feet
- Braddock Avenue & Jericho Turnpike 740 feet
See every intersection along 243rd Street or Cross Island Parkway.