Grand Central Parkway & 244th Street
Grand Central Parkway and 244th Street meet at a three-way junction in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1965 and 1995, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBy car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1 mile
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 167 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1965 and 1995.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne 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 bus stop 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 three nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & 73rd Avenue 430 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 244th Street 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Commonwealth Boulevard 930 feet
See every intersection along 244th Street or Grand Central Parkway.