259th Street & 87th Road
The four-way crossing of 259th Street and 87th Road 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, 257 St/Jericho Tpke, is 950 feet away for the Q110, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 180 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 257 St/Jericho Tpke, 950 feet away, for the Q110.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 257 St/Jericho Tpke Q110950 feetQ110
Next buses at this stop
- Q110 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 90th Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 91 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 180 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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 87th Road & 258th Street 260 feet
- 257th Street & 87th Road 510 feet
- 87th Avenue & 259th Street 690 feet
- 256th Street & 87th Road 760 feet
- 87th Avenue & 260th Street 940 feet
- 87th Avenue & 258th Street 940 feet
- 256th Street & 87th Terrace 1,000 feet
- 87th Avenue & 257th Street 1,200 feet
See every intersection along 259th Street or 87th Road.