Hillside Avenue & 248th Street
Hillside Avenue and 248th 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 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/248 St, is 120 feet away for the Q43, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and four 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/248 St, 120 feet away, for the Q43.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/248 St Q43120 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 25 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, 830 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.5 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 January 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 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence School1,220 feet
- P.S. 133 Queens Pre-K1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground760 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bellerose Library690 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 247th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 249th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 246th Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 250th Street 520 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 248th Street 690 feet
- 85th Avenue & 248th Street 710 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Commonwealth Boulevard 730 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 251st Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 248th Street or Hillside Avenue.