81st Avenue & 254th Street
The four-way crossing of 81st Avenue and 254th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Irwin Altman Middle School 172 is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/82 Av, is 810 feet away for the Q36, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/82 Av, 810 feet away, for the Q36.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/82 Av Q36810 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.2 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 April 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
- 99 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 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Irwin Altman Middle School 172 School920 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hillside Playground830 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 251 Fire station1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
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
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Little Neck Parkway & 81st Avenue 210 feet
- 81st Avenue & 255th Street 260 feet
- 81st Avenue & 256th Street 520 feet
- 81st Avenue & 252nd Street 550 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 254th Street 680 feet
- 254th Street & 80th Avenue 720 feet
- 81st Avenue & 257th Street 780 feet
- 81st Avenue & 251st Street 810 feet
See every intersection along 254th Street or 81st Avenue.