Cross Island Parkway & 88th Avenue

Cross Island Parkway and 88th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Bellerose, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q1, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

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Cross Island Parkway & 88th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q1.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Braddock Av/Cross Island Pkwy Q1
    0.3 miles
    Q1

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q1 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 239-15 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers
    0.9 miles

No 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
11426
Community board
Queens Community Board 13
City Council district
23
Police precinct
105
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Bellerose
Elevation
89 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 1925 and 1940.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 6 signs on these blocks
  • 3 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and July 2018, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 88th Avenue

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 88th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 religious building

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

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.