Marathon Parkway & Beechknoll Avenue
Marathon Parkway and Beechknoll Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Douglaston/Little Neck Library is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy, is 660 feet away for the Q12, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 18 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy, 660 feet away, for the Q12.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy Q12660 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.6 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 19
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 123 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 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry plum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2025 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Beechknoll Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Beechknoll Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Marathon Parkway
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 library
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Rainbow Child Development Center Preschool · Pre-K850 feet
- Little Tulip Daycare Center of Little Neck Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Douglaston/Little Neck Library930 feet
Community centers and public services
- Little Neck Post Office630 feet
Bank branches
- Wells Fargo Bank branch1,020 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket840 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and four 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:
- Marathon Parkway & Gaskell Road 250 feet
- Marathon Parkway & Thebes Avenue 360 feet
- Marathon Parkway & Rushmore Terrace 520 feet
- 251st Street & Gaskell Road 550 feet
- Marathon Parkway & Rushmore Avenue 620 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Marathon Parkway 650 feet
- Thebes Avenue & Zion Street 680 feet
- 251st Street & Hand Road 730 feet
See every intersection along Marathon Parkway.