Hillside Avenue & 241st Street
Hillside Avenue and 241st Street meet at a three-way junction in Bellerose, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Cross Island YMCA is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/239 St, is 30 feet away for the Q43, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/239 St, 30 feet away, for the Q43.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/239 St Q4330 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue, 740 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station280 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers770 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, October 2025
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Bellerose
- Elevation
- 98 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2025 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hillside Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 9PM-5AM ALL DAYS
South side of Hillside Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING 9PM-5AM ALL DAYS
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 recreation center
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K660 feet
- Interdisciplinary Cntr -Cross Island School730 feet
Community centers and public services
- Cross Island YMCA Recreation center710 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 239th Street 160 feet
- 85th Avenue & 241st Street 180 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 240th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 242nd Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 84th Road 410 feet
- 241st Street & 85th Road 430 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 243rd Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Cross Island Parkway 540 feet
See every intersection along 241st Street or Hillside Avenue.