79th Avenue & 262nd Street
The four-way crossing of 79th Avenue and 262nd 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. New Glen Oaks Nursing Home is 480 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/263 St, is 460 feet away for the Q46, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/263 St, 460 feet away, for the Q46.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/263 St Q46460 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.5 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 July 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
- 116 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The James J. Ambrose School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground730 feet
Health care
- New Glen Oaks Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice480 feet
Houses of worship
- All Nations Church House of worship670 feet
- Young Israel of New Hyde Park House of worship1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket1,000 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center770 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and one food store.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 79th Avenue & 261st Street 260 feet
- 79th Avenue & 263rd Street 270 feet
- 260th Street & 79th Avenue 520 feet
- 79th Avenue & 264th Street 540 feet
- Union Turnpike & 263rd Street 600 feet
- 262nd Street & 80th Avenue 680 feet
- Union Turnpike & 260th Street 690 feet
- 259th Street & 79th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 262nd Street or 79th Avenue.