Francis Lewis Boulevard & 253rd Street
Francis Lewis Boulevard and 253rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S./M.S. 138 Sunrise is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/249 St, is 720 feet away for the QM63, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 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 Francis Lewis Blvd/249 St, 720 feet away, for the QM63.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/249 St QM63720 feetQM63
Next buses at this stop
- QM63 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 246-03 139th Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11422
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosedale
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1935 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- P.S./M.S. 138 Sunrise School1,060 feet
- Christ Lutheran School1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Associated Supermarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
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 nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 254th Street 250 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & Caney Lane 250 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 250th Street 500 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 255th Street 500 feet
- 253rd Street & 139th Avenue 550 feet
- 253rd Street & Memphis Avenue 550 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 249th Street 750 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 256th Street 750 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street or Francis Lewis Boulevard.