255th Street & 74th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 255th Street and 74th Avenue is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Glen Oaks Oval is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 260 St/74 Av, is 580 feet away for the Q48, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 260 St/74 Av, 580 feet away, for the Q48, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 260 St/74 Av Q48, QM5, QM8, QM35580 feetQ48 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q48 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station1.1 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.1 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 September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11004
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park
- Elevation
- 113 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1948.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Landmarks and historic districts
One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 museum
- 1 park
- 1 post office
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glen Oaks Oval Park600 feet
- Glen Oaks Oval Playground730 feet
- Castlewood Playground1,290 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Queens County Farm Museum930 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glen Oaks Post Office900 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,220 feet
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center730 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 260th Street & 74th Avenue 550 feet
- 75th Avenue & 255th Street 580 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 74th Avenue 590 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 255th Street 720 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & Elkmont Avenue 810 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & Shiloh Avenue 940 feet
- 252nd Street & Elkmont Avenue 1,090 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 73rd Road 1,130 feet
See every intersection along 255th Street or 74th Avenue.