Marathon Parkway & Gaskell Road
Marathon Parkway and Gaskell Road meet at a three-way junction in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Little Neck Post Office is 370 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy, is 410 feet away for the Q12, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 23 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy, 410 feet away, for the Q12.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy Q12410 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
Cycling
- 9 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
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
- 116 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 27 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2025 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Marathon Parkway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 library
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Rainbow Child Development Center Preschool · Pre-K600 feet
- Little Tulip Daycare Center of Little Neck Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,020 feet
- Kiddie Academy of Little Neck Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,110 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Douglaston/Little Neck Library680 feet
Community centers and public services
- Little Neck Post Office370 feet
Bank branches
- Wells Fargo Bank branch770 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch910 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket590 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 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 & Beechknoll Avenue 250 feet
- 251st Street & Gaskell Road 300 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Marathon Parkway 400 feet
- 251st Street & Hand Road 480 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 251st Street 590 feet
- Marathon Parkway & Thebes Avenue 610 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Cornell Lane 640 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 249th Street 660 feet
See every intersection along Gaskell Road or Marathon Parkway.