Cross Island Parkway & 86th Avenue
Cross Island Parkway and 86th Avenue meet at a three-way junction 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. Cross Island YMCA is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/239 St, is 1,230 feet away for the Q43, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/239 St, 1,230 feet away, for the Q43.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/239 St Q431,230 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.4 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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
- 96 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 recreation center
Community centers and public services
- Cross Island YMCA Recreation center1,300 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cross Island Parkway & 86th Road 250 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 85th Road 250 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue 500 feet
- 86th Avenue & 241st Street 560 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 88th Avenue 740 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 84th Road 750 feet
- 241st Street & 86th Road 810 feet
- 241st Street & 85th Road 810 feet
See every intersection along 86th Avenue or Cross Island Parkway.