260th Street & 74th Avenue
The three-way junction of 260th Street and 74th Avenue (south-west) is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Glen Oaks Oval is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 260 St/74 Av, is 60 feet away for the Q48, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1948, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 260 St/74 Av, 60 feet away, for the Q48, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 260 St/74 Av Q48, QM5, QM8, QM3560 feetQ48 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q48 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 260th Street.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station1 mile
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 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 March 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
- 117 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1948.
Trees
NYC Parks records 87 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2025 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 260th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 260th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glen Oaks Oval Park50 feet
- Glen Oaks Oval Playground180 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center910 feet
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, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- 255th Street & 74th Avenue 550 feet
- 260th Street & 74th Avenue 670 feet
- 75th Avenue & 260th Street 840 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 260th Street 930 feet
- 75th Avenue & 255th Street 1,130 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 74th Avenue 1,140 feet
- 263rd Street & 74th Avenue 1,220 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 255th Street 1,270 feet
See every intersection along 260th Street or 74th Avenue.