Francis Lewis Boulevard & 255th Street
Francis Lewis Boulevard and 255th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 2,725 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/256 St, is 280 feet away for the QM63, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 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/256 St, 280 feet away, for the QM63.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/256 St QM63280 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.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 2,725 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 323rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 996 more were issued.
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
- 14 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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the hedge maple and the silver linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Francis Lewis Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 256th Street 250 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 254th Street 250 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 144th Avenue 410 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 253rd Street 500 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 257th Street 500 feet
- 255th Street & Memphis Avenue 550 feet
- 144th Avenue & Memphis Avenue 650 feet
- Hook Creek Boulevard & 255th Street 670 feet
See every intersection along 255th Street or Francis Lewis Boulevard.