81st Avenue & 259th Street
The four-way crossing of 81st Avenue and 259th 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. Playground Eighty LXXX is 960 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 257 St/81 Av, is 960 feet away for the Q43, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them schools. 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, 960 feet away, for the Q43.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 257 St/81 Av Q43960 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.4 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 2025.
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
- 109 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 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Irwin Altman Middle School 172 School880 feet
- The James J. Ambrose School890 feet
- Our Lady of the Snows Catholic School1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground960 feet
- Hillside Playground1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.3 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
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 260th Street & 81st Avenue 260 feet
- 81st Avenue & 258th Street 260 feet
- 81st Avenue & 261st Street 520 feet
- 81st Avenue & 257th Street 520 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 259th Street 680 feet
- 259th Street & 80th Avenue 720 feet
- 81st Avenue & 262nd Street 780 feet
- 81st Avenue & 256th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 259th Street or 81st Avenue.