257th Street & 80th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 257th Street and 80th Avenue 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. Glen Oaks Library is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/256 St, is 760 feet away for the Q46 and Q48, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, five of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/256 St, 760 feet away, for the Q46 and Q48.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/256 St Q46, Q48760 feetQ46 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.5 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11004
- 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
- 110 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 200 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 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School630 feet
- Irwin Altman Middle School 172 School1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground1,090 feet
- Hillside Playground1,280 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glen Oaks Library720 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glen Oaks Post Office760 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 251 Fire station830 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch630 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket1,190 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy900 feet
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center620 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 258th Street & 80th Avenue 260 feet
- 256th Street & 80th Avenue 260 feet
- 255th Street & 80th Avenue 520 feet
- 259th Street & 80th Avenue 520 feet
- Union Turnpike & 257th Street 550 feet
- 81st Avenue & 257th Street 720 feet
- Union Turnpike & 256th Street 730 feet
- 254th Street & 80th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 257th Street or 80th Avenue.