78th Avenue & 266th Street
The three-way junction of 78th Avenue and 266th 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. All Nations Church is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/267 St, is 120 feet away for the Q46, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/267 St, 120 feet away, for the Q46.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/267 St Q46120 feetQ46
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station0.4 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.6 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 121 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2014 and February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 266th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
North side of Union Turnpike
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 450328.
Places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of New Hyde Park House of worship510 feet
- All Nations Church House of worship730 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & 78th Avenue 30 feet
- 77th Avenue & 266th Street 230 feet
- 78th Avenue & 267th Street 270 feet
- Union Turnpike & 267th Street 290 feet
- Union Turnpike & 265th Street 300 feet
- 77th Avenue & 265th Street 430 feet
- 77th Avenue & 267th Street 500 feet
- 78th Avenue & 268th Street 530 feet
See every intersection along 266th Street or 78th Avenue.