79th Avenue & 268th Street
The four-way crossing of 79th Avenue and 268th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/268 St, is 960 feet away for the Q46, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/268 St, 960 feet away, for the Q46.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/268 St Q46960 feetQ46
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
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 station0.5 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2018.
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 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 79th Avenue & 269th Street 260 feet
- 79th Avenue & 267th Street 270 feet
- 79th Avenue & 270th Street 520 feet
- 79th Avenue & 266th Street 530 feet
- 78th Avenue & 268th Street 670 feet
- 80th Avenue & 268th Street 680 feet
- 79th Avenue & Langdale Street 780 feet
- 79th Avenue & 265th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 268th Street or 79th Avenue.