Hillside Avenue & 242nd Street
Hillside Avenue and 242nd Street meet at a three-way junction in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Cross Island YMCA is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/239 St, is 290 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, 290 feet away, for the Q43.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/239 St Q43290 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, 640 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas stationat this corner
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1,030 feet
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.
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
- 99 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 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hillside Avenue
- No standing 4 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-K920 feet
- Interdisciplinary Cntr -Cross Island School990 feet
Community centers and public services
- Cross Island YMCA Recreation center970 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 84th Road 140 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 243rd Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 241st Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Cross Island Parkway 280 feet
- 85th Avenue & 241st Street 320 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 370 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 84th Road 380 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 239th Street 430 feet
See every intersection along 242nd Street or Hillside Avenue.