261st Street & Langston Avenue
The three-way junction of 261st Street and Langston Avenue 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 1,000 feet away for the Q48, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1949, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 260 St/Little Neck Pkwy, 1,000 feet away, for the Q48, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 260 St/Little Neck Pkwy Q48, QM5, QM8, QM351,000 feetQ48 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station1.2 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 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 December 2015.
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
- 143 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 between 1948 and 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway 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 September 2018 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 261st Street
- Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
West side of 261st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 260th Street & Langston Avenue 520 feet
- 73rd Avenue & Langston Avenue 750 feet
- 72nd Road & 266th Street 770 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 260th Street 1,060 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 260th Street 1,080 feet
- 266th Street & Bridgewater Avenue 1,100 feet
- 267th Street & 72nd Road 1,150 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 263rd Street 1,230 feet
See every intersection along 261st Street or Langston Avenue.