256th Street & 87th Road
The four-way crossing of 256th Street and 87th Road 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. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr, is 660 feet away for the Q36, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr, 660 feet away, for the Q36.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/87 Dr Q36660 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 90th Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.3 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2023.
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
- 81 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 70 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 256th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 87th Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood 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 signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 256th Street & 87th Terrace 240 feet
- 257th Street & 87th Road 250 feet
- 87th Road & 258th Street 510 feet
- 256th Street & Jericho Turnpike 570 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 87th Drive 730 feet
- 259th Street & 87th Road 760 feet
- 87th Avenue & 256th Street 770 feet
- 254th Street & 87th Road 940 feet
See every intersection along 256th Street or 87th Road.