Hook Creek Boulevard & 256th Street
Hook Creek Boulevard and 256th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Rosedale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Francis Lewis Blvd/256 St, is 640 feet away for the QM63, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Francis Lewis Blvd/256 St, 640 feet away, for the QM63.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Francis Lewis Blvd/256 St QM63640 feetQM63
Next buses at this stop
- QM63 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at 135th Avenue & Belt Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2023.
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
- 8 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 256th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 256th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Hook Creek Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Hook Creek Boulevard
- No standing 2 signs 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 & 257th Street 260 feet
- Hook Creek Boulevard & 255th Street 260 feet
- Hook Creek Boulevard & 139th Avenue 310 feet
- Hook Creek Boulevard & Frankton Street 510 feet
- 254th Street & 139th Avenue 550 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 256th Street 630 feet
- Hook Creek Boulevard & 253rd Street 780 feet
- Francis Lewis Boulevard & 144th Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along 256th Street or Hook Creek Boulevard.