Hillside Avenue & 246th Street
Hillside Avenue and 246th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Bellerose Playground is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd, is 90 feet away for the Q43 and QM68, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and three places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 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/Commonwealth Blvd, 90 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Commonwealth Blvd Q43, QM6890 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 310 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station1,190 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
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 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 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American elm and the Callery pear.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground1,210 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bellerose Library1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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 & Commonwealth Boulevard 210 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 247th Street 260 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 310 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 490 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 248th Street 520 feet
- Commonwealth Boulevard & 84th Road 530 feet
- 85th Avenue & 246th Street 630 feet
- Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue 640 feet
See every intersection along 246th Street or Hillside Avenue.