81st Avenue & 256th Street
The four-way crossing of 81st Avenue and 256th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Hillside Playground is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 257 St/81 Av, is 700 feet away for the Q43, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings. 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 257 St/81 Av, 700 feet away, for the Q43.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 257 St/81 Av Q43700 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.3 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 November 2020.
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
- 102 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 are the Norway maple and the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2017 and August 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 256th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 81st Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Irwin Altman Middle School 172 School400 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hillside Playground310 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glen Oaks Library1,170 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 251 Fire station1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center1,250 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 81st Avenue & 257th Street 260 feet
- 81st Avenue & 255th Street 260 feet
- 81st Avenue & 254th Street 520 feet
- 81st Avenue & 258th Street 520 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 256th Street 680 feet
- 256th Street & 80th Avenue 720 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 81st Avenue 730 feet
- 81st Avenue & 259th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 256th Street or 81st Avenue.