263rd Street & 74th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 263rd Street and 74th Avenue is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Glen Oaks Oval is 610 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 260 St/74 Av, is 610 feet away for the Q48, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1948, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 260 St/74 Av, 610 feet away, for the Q48, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 260 St/74 Av Q48, QM5, QM8, QM35610 feetQ48 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q48 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 263rd Street.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station0.9 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
- 127 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 in 1948.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 263rd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glen Oaks Oval Park610 feet
- Glen Oaks Oval Playground1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.4 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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 75th Avenue & 263rd Street 400 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 263rd Street 480 feet
- 260th Street & 74th Avenue 560 feet
- 76th Avenue & 263rd Street 870 feet
- 73rd Avenue & Langston Avenue 960 feet
- 76th Avenue & 264th Street 1,150 feet
- 260th Street & 74th Avenue 1,220 feet
- 75th Avenue & 260th Street 1,280 feet
See every intersection along 263rd Street or 74th Avenue.