259th Street & 79th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 259th Street and 79th Avenue is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens, and is also named Lance Cpl. Michael V. Postal Triangle by local law. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Our Lady of the Snows Catholic is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/260 St, is 330 feet away for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/260 St, 330 feet away, for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/260 St Q46, Q48, QM6, QM36 · Shelter330 feetQ46 Q48 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.4 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 June 2019.
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
- 115 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Lance Cpl. Michael V. Postal Triangle, a co-naming enacted on June 14, 2007 (Local Law 28 of 2007).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are 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 in 1948.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Lance Cpl. Michael V. Postal Triangle.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 259th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School550 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground1,240 feet
Health care
- New Glen Oaks Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice470 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glen Oaks Library890 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glen Oaks Post Office630 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 251 Fire station1,250 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch630 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket220 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy990 feet
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & 259th Street 70 feet
- 260th Street & 79th Avenue 260 feet
- Union Turnpike & 260th Street 380 feet
- 79th Avenue & 261st Street 520 feet
- Union Turnpike & 257th Street 550 feet
- 259th Street & 80th Avenue 670 feet
- 79th Avenue & 262nd Street 780 feet
- Union Turnpike & 256th Street 820 feet
See every intersection along 259th Street or 79th Avenue.