78th Avenue & 268th Street
The four-way crossing of 78th Avenue and 268th 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. Young Israel of New Hyde Park is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/268 St, is 300 feet away for the Q46, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/268 St, 300 feet away, for the Q46.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/268 St Q46300 feetQ46
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
Cycling
- 4 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.7 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 February 2022.
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 two travel lanes
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 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of New Hyde Park House of worship1,040 feet
- All Nations Church House of worship1,270 feet
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Avenue & 269th Street 260 feet
- 78th Avenue & 267th Street 270 feet
- Union Turnpike & 267th Street 390 feet
- 78th Avenue & 270th Street 520 feet
- 78th Avenue & 266th Street 530 feet
- Union Turnpike & 78th Avenue 560 feet
- 77th Avenue & 268th Street 600 feet
- 77th Avenue & 267th Street 650 feet
See every intersection along 268th Street or 78th Avenue.