Hillside Avenue & 249th Street
Hillside Avenue and 249th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 133 the Bellerose School of Excellence is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/250 St, is 310 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.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/250 St, 310 feet away, for the Q43.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/250 St Q43310 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 31 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, 1,090 feet by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.4 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 ten 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 foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
- Safety Improvement Project, 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
- 99 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 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 249th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 249th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Hillside Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 407057.
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 Playground790 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bellerose Library430 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 248th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 250th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 247th Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 251st Street 520 feet
- 249th Street & 83rd Avenue 690 feet
- 85th Avenue & 249th Street 740 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 246th Street 780 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 252nd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 249th Street or Hillside Avenue.