75th Avenue & 255th Street
The three-way junction of 75th 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. Glen Oaks Post Office is 480 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/255 St, is 610 feet away for the Q46 and Q48, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/255 St, 610 feet away, for the Q46 and Q48.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/255 St Q46, Q48 · Shelter610 feetQ46 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- Q48 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 0.8 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 chargers1.2 miles
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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
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
- 110 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 in 1948.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 75th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Glen Oaks Oval Park1,180 feet
- Glen Oaks Oval Playground1,310 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glen Oaks Library940 feet
Community centers and public services
- Glen Oaks Post Office480 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 251 Fire station870 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy640 feet
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 255th Street & 74th Avenue 580 feet
- 75th Avenue & 254th Street 610 feet
- Union Turnpike & 255th Street 630 feet
- 75th Avenue & Little Neck Parkway 660 feet
- Union Turnpike & 256th Street 830 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & Shiloh Avenue 910 feet
- Union Turnpike & 254th Street 980 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & Elkmont Avenue 1,050 feet
See every intersection along 255th Street or 75th Avenue.