Hillside Avenue & 253rd Street
Hillside Avenue and 253rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Bellerose, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Bellerose Library is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/Little Neck Pkwy, is 120 feet away for the Q43 and QM68, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and nine 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/Little Neck Pkwy, 120 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/Little Neck Pkwy Q43, QM68120 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
- 94 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to six 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 are the European hornbeam and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Hillside Avenue
- Time-limited parking 1 sign 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
Libraries, museums and history
- Bellerose Library800 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch1,170 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and nine 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 252nd Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Little Neck Parkway 300 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 251st Street 520 feet
- 253rd Street & 84th Drive 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 255th Street 550 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 253rd Street 690 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 250th Street 780 feet
- 85th Avenue & 253rd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street or Hillside Avenue.