256th Street & 87th Terrace
The three-way junction of 256th Street and 87th Terrace 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, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av, is 810 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 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Of 69 trees NYC Parks records within 330 feet, the thornless honeylocust is most common.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av, 810 feet away, for the Q36.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av Q36810 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 & Hillside 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 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 August 2015.
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
- 80 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 256th Street & 87th Road 240 feet
- 257th Street & 87th Road 490 feet
- 87th Avenue & 256th Street 530 feet
- 87th Avenue & 257th Street 710 feet
- 254th Street & 87th Road 730 feet
- 87th Road & 258th Street 740 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 87th Avenue 810 feet
- 256th Street & Jericho Turnpike 810 feet
See every intersection along 256th Street.