Marathon Parkway & Thornhill Avenue
Marathon Parkway and Thornhill Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 2,396 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. North Hills Library is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy, is 360 feet away for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and seven places to eat. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy, 360 feet away, for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/Marathon Pkwy Q30, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter360 feetQ30 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 15 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station830 feet
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 2,396 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 369th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 916 more were issued.
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
- 183 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 160 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 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Marathon Parkway
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- J.H.S. 067 Louis Pasteur School710 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Louis Pasteur Park550 feet
- Louis Pasteur Park Playground800 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- North Hills Library1,040 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy1,070 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three 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:
- 54th Avenue & Thornhill Avenue 180 feet
- 52nd Avenue & Marathon Parkway 260 feet
- 250th Street & Thornhill Avenue 270 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Marathon Parkway 350 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Marathon Parkway 470 feet
- 51st Avenue & Marathon Parkway 520 feet
- Thornhill Avenue & Morenci Lane 570 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 250th Street 620 feet
See every intersection along Marathon Parkway or Thornhill Avenue.