Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street
Grand Central Parkway and 253rd Street meet at a four-way crossing 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 650 feet away for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1952 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av, 650 feet away, for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/Cullman Av Q36, QM5, QM8, QM35650 feetQ36 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
A ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound starts at this corner.
- 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 May 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
- 224 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 1952 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 253rd Street & Cullman Avenue 260 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & Little Neck Parkway 270 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & Cullman Avenue 500 feet
- 254th Street & Cullman Avenue 520 feet
- 252nd Street & Cullman Avenue 530 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 251st Street 530 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & Cullman Avenue at Grand Central Parkway 640 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 255th Street 750 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street, Grand Central or Grand Central Parkway.