256th Street & 84th Drive
The three-way junction of 256th Street and 84th Drive 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. P.S. 191 Mayflower is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/85 Av, is 590 feet away for the Q36, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/85 Av, 590 feet away, for the Q36.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/85 Av Q36590 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1 mile
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11001
- 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
- 90 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- P.S. 191 Mayflower School1,210 feet
- P.S. Q993 School1,210 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch880 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 85th Avenue & 256th Street 250 feet
- 256th Street & 84th Road 250 feet
- 256th Street & East Williston Avenue 440 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 256th Street 520 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 85th Avenue 640 feet
- 257th Street & East Williston Avenue 710 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 255th Street 780 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 257th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 256th Street or 84th Drive.