256th Street & Jericho Turnpike
The three-way junction of 256th Street and Jericho Turnpike is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Jericho Tpke/Tulip Av, is 210 feet away for the Q110, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 140 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jericho Tpke/Tulip Av, 210 feet away, for the Q110.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jericho Tpke/Tulip Av Q110210 feetQ110
Next buses at this stop
- Q110 …
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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station1.1 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 five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
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
- 85 feet above sea level
Homes
About 140 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 1931 and 1955.
Trees
Eleven trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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 in August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Jericho Turnpike
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- 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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- Little Neck Parkway & Jericho Turnpike 550 feet
- 256th Street & 87th Road 570 feet
- 256th Street & 87th Terrace 810 feet
- 257th Street & 87th Road 820 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 87th Drive 850 feet
- 87th Road & 258th Street 1,070 feet
- 254th Street & 87th Drive 1,140 feet
- 259th Street & 87th Road 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 256th Street or Jericho Turnpike.