60th Avenue & 256th Street
The four-way crossing of 60th Avenue and 256th Street is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/61 Av, is 620 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, 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/61 Av, 620 feet away, for the Q36, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/61 Av Q36, QM5, QM8, QM35620 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 260-01 Horace Harding Expressway 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 four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 236 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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 School490 feet
- Commonpoint NY Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K860 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 58-20 Little Neck Parkway Older adult center490 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 60th Avenue & 255th Street 260 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 60th Avenue 310 feet
- 60th Avenue & 254th Street 520 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 59th Avenue 590 feet
- 58th Avenue & 256th Street 650 feet
- 59th Avenue & 260th Street 890 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 61st Avenue 900 feet
- 255th Street & 61st Avenue 900 feet
See every intersection along 256th Street or 60th Avenue.