Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue
Cross Island Parkway and 81st Avenue meet at a five-way junction in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Commonwealth Blvd, is 590 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 38 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, 590 feet away, for the Q43 and Q46.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, Q46 · Shelter590 feetQ43 Q46
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- Q46 …
By car
A ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound starts at this corner.
- 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 six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- Up to two travel lanes
- Three of the streets are 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 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 244th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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
- 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 & 244th Street 60 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 81st Avenue 160 feet
- 244th Street & 80th Road 270 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 80th Road 340 feet
- 81st Avenue & 246th Street 440 feet
- Union Turnpike & Commonwealth Boulevard 540 feet
- 246th Street & 80th Road 670 feet
- 247th Street & 81st Avenue 700 feet
See every intersection along 244th Street, 81st Avenue or Cross Island Parkway.