256th Street & 80th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 256th Street and 80th Avenue is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Glen Oaks Post Office is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/256 St, is 550 feet away for the Q46 and Q48, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings, and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/256 St, 550 feet away, for the Q46 and Q48.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/256 St Q46, Q48550 feetQ46 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
Cycling
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.4 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 November 2017.
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
- 105 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School890 feet
- Irwin Altman Middle School 172 School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hillside Playground1,020 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glen Oaks Library460 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glen Oaks Post Office770 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 251 Fire station560 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch790 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy630 feet
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center530 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 255th Street & 80th Avenue 260 feet
- 257th Street & 80th Avenue 260 feet
- Union Turnpike & 256th Street 470 feet
- 254th Street & 80th Avenue 520 feet
- 258th Street & 80th Avenue 520 feet
- Union Turnpike & 255th Street 660 feet
- 81st Avenue & 256th Street 720 feet
- Union Turnpike & 257th Street 740 feet
See every intersection along 256th Street or 80th Avenue.