Cross Island Parkway & 244th Street
Cross Island Parkway and 244th Street meet at a three-way junction in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Commonwealth Blvd, is 530 feet away for the Q43 and Q46, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Commonwealth Blvd, 530 feet away, for the Q43 and Q46.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, Q46 · Shelter530 feetQ43 Q46
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- Q46 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 60 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
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
- 111 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.
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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue 60 feet
- 244th Street & 80th Road 210 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 81st Avenue 220 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 80th Road 290 feet
- Union Turnpike & Commonwealth Boulevard 480 feet
- 81st Avenue & 246th Street 500 feet
- 246th Street & 80th Road 610 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Union Turnpike 730 feet
See every intersection along 244th Street or Cross Island Parkway.