60th Avenue & 255th Street
The four-way crossing of 60th Avenue and 255th Street is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nassau Mall South is 1,240 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/61 Av, is 880 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 four public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/61 Av, 880 feet away, for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/61 Av Q36, QM5, QM8, QM35880 feetQ36 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station0.5 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 231 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 1952 and 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 255th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Little Meadows -Samuel Field YM YMHA School740 feet
- Commonpoint NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Nassau Mall South Park1,240 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 58-20 Little Neck Parkway Older adult center740 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 60th Avenue & 256th Street 260 feet
- 60th Avenue & 254th Street 260 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 60th Avenue 570 feet
- 255th Street & 61st Avenue 650 feet
- 58th Avenue & 255th Street 650 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 59th Avenue 850 feet
- 58th Avenue & 256th Street 900 feet
- 58th Avenue & 254th Street 910 feet
See every intersection along 255th Street or 60th Avenue.