256th Street & 84th Road
The three-way junction of 256th Street and 84th Road is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/256 St, is 350 feet away for the Q43, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/256 St, 350 feet away, for the Q43.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/256 St Q43350 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 19 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 chargers0.9 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 January 2026.
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
- 93 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 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- Capital One Bank branch630 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and eight 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 256th Street & 84th Drive 250 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 256th Street 270 feet
- 85th Avenue & 256th Street 500 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 255th Street 530 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 257th Street 530 feet
- 256th Street & East Williston Avenue 700 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Little Neck Parkway 740 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 258th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 256th Street or 84th Road.