59th Avenue & 260th Street
The three-way junction of 59th Avenue and 260th Street is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/58 Av, is 650 feet away for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 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 Little Neck Pkwy/58 Av, 650 feet away, for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/58 Av Q36, QM5, QM8, QM35650 feetQ36 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 254th Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 260-01 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 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 July 2016.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 217 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Little Meadows -Samuel Field YM YMHA School390 feet
- Commonpoint NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K560 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 58-20 Little Neck Parkway Older adult center390 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Little Neck Parkway & 59th Avenue 300 feet
- 58th Avenue & 260th Street 400 feet
- 60th Avenue & 262nd Street 570 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 60th Avenue 570 feet
- 58th Avenue & 262nd Street 660 feet
- 58th Avenue & Little Neck Parkway 670 feet
- 59th Avenue & 262nd Street 820 feet
- 262nd Street & 60th Road 830 feet
See every intersection along 260th Street or 59th Avenue.