73rd Avenue & 260th Street
The four-way crossing of 73rd Avenue and 260th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Glen Oaks Oval is 530 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 260 St/73 Av, is 70 feet away for the Q48, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1948, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 260 St/73 Av, 70 feet away, for the Q48.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 260 St/73 Av Q4870 feetQ48
Next buses at this stop
- Q48 …
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 station1.1 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 5 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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
- 127 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 900 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 58 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the shingle oak.
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 March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 260th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 museum
- 1 park
- 1 swimming pool
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glen Oaks Oval Park530 feet
- Glen Oaks Oval Playground630 feet
- Castlewood Playground1,150 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Queens County Farm Museum1,210 feet
Community centers and public services
- Castlewood Playground Pool Swimming pool1,000 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
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, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- 260th Street & Langston Avenue 530 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 255th Street 580 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 263rd Street 860 feet
- 260th Street & 74th Avenue 930 feet
- 260th Street & 74th Avenue 930 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 73rd Road 980 feet
- 261st Street & Langston Avenue 1,060 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 260th Street 1,080 feet
See every intersection along 260th Street or 73rd Avenue.