79th Avenue & 270th Street
The four-way crossing of 79th Avenue and 270th 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. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/271 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q46, QM6 and QM36. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/271 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q46, QM6 and QM36.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/271 St Q46, QM6, QM360.3 milesQ46 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 1.4 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 chargers1.9 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 March 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11040
- 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
- 125 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 & Langdale Street 260 feet
- 79th Avenue & 268th Street 520 feet
- Langdale Street & 271st Street 590 feet
- 78th Avenue & 270th Street 670 feet
- 80th Avenue & 270th Street 680 feet
- 79th Avenue & 267th Street 780 feet
- 80th Avenue & Langdale Street 810 feet
See every intersection along 270th Street or 79th Avenue.