262nd Street & East Williston Avenue
The four-way crossing of 262nd Street and East Williston Avenue is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. Q993 is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/261 St, is 740 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 seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/261 St, 740 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/261 St Q43, QM68740 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
- 9 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station750 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 July 2023.
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
- 107 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Norway maple and the pin oak.
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 School1,210 feet
- P.S. Q993 School1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 261st Street & East Williston Avenue 270 feet
- 263rd Street & East Williston Avenue 280 feet
- 260th Street & East Williston Avenue 540 feet
- 264th Street & East Williston Avenue 560 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 262nd Street 560 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 263rd Street 760 feet
- 259th Street & East Williston Avenue 810 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 261st Street 820 feet
See every intersection along 262nd Street or East Williston Avenue.