261st Street & 260th Place
The three-way junction of 261st Street and 260th Place 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, 260 St/Little Neck Pkwy, is 0.5 miles away for the Q48, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 260 St/Little Neck Pkwy, 0.5 miles away, for the Q48, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 260 St/Little Neck Pkwy Q48, QM5, QM8, QM350.5 milesQ48 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q48 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1.3 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
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
- 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
- 200 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet.
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:
- 266th Street & Bridgewater Avenue 310 feet
- 267th Street & Bridgewater Avenue 580 feet
- 72nd Road & 266th Street 630 feet
- 69th Avenue & 261st Street 650 feet
- 267th Street & 72nd Road 930 feet
- 69th Avenue & 266th Street 1,010 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 267th Street 1,250 feet
- 69th Avenue & 267th Street 1,270 feet
See every intersection along 261st Street or Bridgewater Avenue.