Northern Boulevard & 248th Street
Northern Boulevard and 248th Street meet at a three-way junction in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 9,307 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy is 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy, is 640 feet away for the Q12, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and 17 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy, 640 feet away, for the Q12.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Northern Blvd/Marathon Pkwy Q12640 feetQ12
Next buses at this stop
- Q12 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Northern Boulevard & Cross Island Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.7 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 March 2025.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 9,307 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 68th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 785 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
- 79 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 248th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Northern Boulevard
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
South side of Northern Boulevard
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 library
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Little Tulip Daycare Center of Little Neck Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K100 feet
- Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy School760 feet
- Rainbow Child Development Center Preschool · Pre-K920 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Douglaston/Little Neck Library590 feet
Community centers and public services
- Little Neck Post Office820 feet
Bank branches
- Wells Fargo Bank branch450 feet
- TD Bank Bank branch950 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Jmart Supermarket530 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and five food stores.
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Northern Boulevard & Alameda Avenue 150 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Zion Street 220 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 247th Street 320 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 249th Street 460 feet
- 248th Street & Thebes Avenue 710 feet
- Northern Boulevard & 245th Street 720 feet
- Northern Boulevard & Marathon Parkway 720 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 248th Street 820 feet
See every intersection along 248th Street or Northern Boulevard.