Grand Central Parkway & 251st Street
Grand Central Parkway and 251st 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. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av, is 1,180 feet away for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 120 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av, 1,180 feet away, for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av Q36, QM5, QM8, QM351,180 feetQ36 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 1,050 feet by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.7 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 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 January 2022.
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
- 203 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 120 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 251st Street & Cullman Avenue 260 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Marathon Parkway 390 feet
- 252nd Street & Cullman Avenue 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street 530 feet
- Marathon Parkway & Cullman Avenue 580 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 247th Street 660 feet
- 253rd Street & Cullman Avenue 790 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Little Neck Parkway 800 feet
See every intersection along 251st Street or Grand Central Parkway.