72nd Road & 266th Street
The three-way junction of 72nd Road and 266th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 260 St/Little Neck Pkwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q48, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1949, most in buildings of ten homes or more. Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 260 St/Little Neck Pkwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q48, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 260 St/Little Neck Pkwy Q48, QM5, QM8, QM350.3 milesQ48 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q48 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1.3 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 182 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1948 and 1949.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 72nd Road
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 266th Street & Bridgewater Avenue 320 feet
- 267th Street & 72nd Road 370 feet
- 267th Street & Bridgewater Avenue 590 feet
- 261st Street & 260th Place 630 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 267th Street 680 feet
- 261st Street & Langston Avenue 770 feet
- 69th Avenue & 266th Street 1,030 feet
- 69th Avenue & 261st Street 1,280 feet
See every intersection along 266th Street or 72nd Road.