79th Avenue & 264th Street
The four-way crossing of 79th Avenue and 264th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Israel of New Hyde Park is 730 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/263 St, is 700 feet away for the Q46, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/263 St, 700 feet away, for the Q46.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/263 St Q46700 feetQ46
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station0.6 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 120 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.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground1,270 feet
Health care
- New Glen Oaks Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice1,020 feet
Houses of worship
- All Nations Church House of worship520 feet
- Young Israel of New Hyde Park House of worship730 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center1,310 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 79th Avenue & 265th Street 260 feet
- 79th Avenue & 263rd Street 270 feet
- Union Turnpike & 264th Street 520 feet
- 79th Avenue & 266th Street 520 feet
- 79th Avenue & 262nd Street 540 feet
- 77th Avenue & 264th Street 570 feet
- 80th Avenue & 264th Street 680 feet
- Union Turnpike & 263rd Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 264th Street or 79th Avenue.