259th Street & 80th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 259th Street and 80th Avenue is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The James J. Ambrose School is 1,120 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/260 St, is 990 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 11 public places, five of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/260 St, 990 feet away, for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/260 St Q46, Q48, QM6, QM36 · Shelter990 feetQ46 Q48 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
Cycling
- 7 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.6 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 February 2017.
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
- 114 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, 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 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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 listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School380 feet
- The James J. Ambrose School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground570 feet
Health care
- New Glen Oaks Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice1,140 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glen Oaks Library1,230 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glen Oaks Post Office1,260 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket890 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center800 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 258th Street & 80th Avenue 260 feet
- 260th Street & 80th Avenue 260 feet
- 257th Street & 80th Avenue 520 feet
- 80th Avenue & 261st Street 520 feet
- 259th Street & 79th Avenue 670 feet
- 81st Avenue & 259th Street 720 feet
- Union Turnpike & 259th Street 730 feet
- 256th Street & 80th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 259th Street or 80th Avenue.