260th Street & 81st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 260th Street and 81st Avenue is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Irwin Altman Middle School 172 is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 257 St/81 Av, is 1,220 feet away for the Q43, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 257 St/81 Av, 1,220 feet away, for the Q43.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 257 St/81 Av Q431,220 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 110 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- The James J. Ambrose School630 feet
- Irwin Altman Middle School 172 School1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground700 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
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
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 81st Avenue & 259th Street 260 feet
- 81st Avenue & 261st Street 260 feet
- 81st Avenue & 262nd Street 520 feet
- 81st Avenue & 258th Street 520 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 260th Street 680 feet
- 260th Street & 80th Avenue 720 feet
- 81st Avenue & 257th Street 780 feet
- 81st Avenue & 263rd Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 260th Street or 81st Avenue.