Hillside Avenue & 251st Street
Hillside Avenue and 251st 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. In 2025, 4,454 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Bellerose Playground is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/250 St, is 240 feet away for the Q43, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/250 St, 240 feet away, for the Q43.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/250 St Q43240 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 34 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, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 241-15 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.6 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
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2021
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 4,454 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 183rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 2,437 more were issued.
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
- 97 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 43 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
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2025 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Hillside Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY 9AM-3PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 404781.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Bellerose Playground1,310 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Bellerose Library290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and seven 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 & 250th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 252nd Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 253rd Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 249th Street 520 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 251st Street 690 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 248th Street 780 feet
- 85th Avenue & 251st Street 780 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Little Neck Parkway 820 feet
See every intersection along 251st Street or Hillside Avenue.