Grand Central Parkway & Commonwealth Boulevard
Grand Central Parkway and Commonwealth Boulevard meet at a four-way crossing in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black cherry.
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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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.8 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 October 2024.
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
- 180 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 160 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 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the black cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Commonwealth Boulevard
- No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Commonwealth Boulevard
- No standing 11 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Grand Central Parkway
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Grand Central Parkway
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 7 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & 73rd Avenue 500 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 244th Street 810 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 244th Street 930 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 246th Street 960 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & Glen Oaks School Campus Driveway 970 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & Cullman Avenue 1,140 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 247th Street 1,230 feet
- 246th Street & Cullman Avenue 1,240 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Avenue, Commonwealth Boulevard or Grand Central Parkway.