Huxley Street & Craft Avenue
Huxley Street and Craft Avenue meet at a three-way junction 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. Hook Creek Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 253 St/149 Av, is 1,290 feet away for the Q86, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 253 St/149 Av, 1,290 feet away, for the Q86.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 253 St/149 Av Q861,290 feetQ86
Next buses at this stop
- Q86 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway westbound at Sunrise Highway & Belt Parkway, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 259-55 Francis Lewis Boulevard Gas station0.9 miles
- 139-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six fast chargers1.4 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- 6 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1960 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hook Creek Park Nature area60 feet
- Sunrise Playground1,150 feet
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 253rd Street & Huxley Street 270 feet
- 254th Street & Craft Avenue 340 feet
- 255th Street & Craft Avenue 630 feet
- Huxley Street & 149th Drive 810 feet
- 253rd Street & 149th Drive 840 feet
- Weller Lane & Craft Avenue 890 feet
- 254th Street & 149th Drive 910 feet
- 255th Street & 149th Drive 1,090 feet
See every intersection along Craft Avenue or Huxley Street.