Hillside Avenue & 243rd Street
Hillside Avenue and 243rd Street meet at a three-way junction in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Cross Island YMCA is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/239 St, is 550 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 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/239 St, 550 feet away, for the Q43.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/239 St Q43550 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 450 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station440 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1,290 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 300 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 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 2 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-K1,180 feet
- Interdisciplinary Cntr -Cross Island School1,250 feet
Community centers and public services
- Cross Island YMCA Recreation center1,230 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 & Cross Island Parkway 20 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 110 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 84th Road 110 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 84th Road 220 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 242nd Street 260 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 260 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 440 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & 85th Avenue 480 feet
See every intersection along 243rd Street or Hillside Avenue.