Hook Creek Boulevard & 253rd Street
Hook Creek Boulevard and 253rd Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, South Conduit Av/Hook Creek Blvd, is 1,200 feet away for the Q5, Q87 and Q89, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is South Conduit Av/Hook Creek Blvd, 1,200 feet away, for the Q5, Q87 and Q89.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- South Conduit Av/Hook Creek Blvd Q5, Q87, Q891,200 feetQ5 Q87 Q89
Next buses at this stop
- Q5 …
- Q87 …
- Q89 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 135th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 246-03 139th Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11422
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 31
- Police precinct
- 116
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rosedale
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 253rd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Hook Creek Boulevard
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Hook Creek Boulevard
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hook Creek Boulevard & Caney Lane 270 feet
- 253rd Street & 139th Avenue 290 feet
- Hook Creek Boulevard & 139th Avenue 480 feet
- Hook Creek Boulevard & 255th Street 530 feet
- 254th Street & 139th Avenue 530 feet
- 139th Avenue & Caney Lane 530 feet
- Hook Creek Boulevard & 250th Street 660 feet
- 250th Street & 139th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 253rd Street or Hook Creek Boulevard.