261st Street & East Williston Avenue
The four-way crossing of 261st Street and East Williston Avenue is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 191 Mayflower is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/261 St, is 710 feet away for the Q43 and QM68, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them schools, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/261 St, 710 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/261 St Q43, QM68710 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station1,020 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.3 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 September 2019.
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
- 106 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2014 and August 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 261st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of East Williston Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- P.S. 191 Mayflower School940 feet
- P.S. Q993 School940 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 262nd Street & East Williston Avenue 270 feet
- 260th Street & East Williston Avenue 270 feet
- 259th Street & East Williston Avenue 540 feet
- 263rd Street & East Williston Avenue 550 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 261st Street 640 feet
- 258th Street & East Williston Avenue 810 feet
- 86th Avenue & 261st Street 820 feet
- 264th Street & East Williston Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 261st Street or East Williston Avenue.