260th Street & 79th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 260th Street and 79th Avenue is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Glen Oaks Post Office is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/260 St, is 250 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 ten public places, four 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, 250 feet away, for the Q46, Q48, QM6 and QM36.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/260 St Q46, Q48, QM6, QM36 · Shelter250 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 Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.9 miles 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 March 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
- 115 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 260th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 260th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 79th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School810 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground990 feet
- Glen Oaks Oval Park1,310 feet
Health care
- New Glen Oaks Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice210 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glen Oaks Library1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- All Nations Church House of worship1,110 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glen Oaks Post Office890 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch890 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket480 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,250 feet
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center250 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & 260th Street 170 feet
- 79th Avenue & 261st Street 260 feet
- 259th Street & 79th Avenue 260 feet
- Union Turnpike & 259th Street 330 feet
- 79th Avenue & 262nd Street 520 feet
- 260th Street & 80th Avenue 680 feet
- 75th Avenue & 260th Street 760 feet
- 79th Avenue & 263rd Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 260th Street or 79th Avenue.