73rd Avenue & 255th Street
The three-way junction of 73rd Avenue and 255th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 186 Castlewood is 1,300 feet away, and P.S. Q224 is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/73 Rd, is 490 feet away for the Q36, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them playgrounds.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/73 Rd, 490 feet away, for the Q36.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/73 Rd Q36490 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
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.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station1.2 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 November 2021.
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
- 117 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two 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 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and five buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1750.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 museum
- 1 park
- 1 swimming pool
Schools and child care
- P.S. 186 Castlewood School1,300 feet
- P.S. Q224 School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Castlewood Playground560 feet
- Glen Oaks Oval Park1,120 feet
- Glen Oaks Oval Playground1,220 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Queens County Farm Museum Landmark620 feet
- Cornell Farmhouse Listed historic place1,030 feet
Community centers and public services
- Castlewood Playground Pool Swimming pool620 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Little Neck Parkway & 73rd Road 400 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 260th Street 580 feet
- 255th Street & 74th Avenue 720 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 72nd Avenue 800 feet
- 260th Street & Langston Avenue 1,120 feet
- 72nd Avenue & 252nd Street 1,260 feet
- 260th Street & 74th Avenue 1,270 feet
- 75th Avenue & 255th Street 1,310 feet
See every intersection along 255th Street, 73rd Avenue or 73rd Road.