81st Avenue & 261st Street
The four-way crossing of 81st Avenue and 261st Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The James J. Ambrose School is 370 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 257 St/81 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q43, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 257 St/81 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q43.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 257 St/81 Av Q430.3 milesQ43
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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2024.
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
- 111 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 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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 in February 2015, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 261st Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 81st Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The James J. Ambrose School370 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground440 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.4 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 81st Avenue & 262nd Street 260 feet
- 260th Street & 81st Avenue 260 feet
- 81st Avenue & 259th Street 520 feet
- 81st Avenue & 263rd Street 530 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 261st Street 680 feet
- 80th Avenue & 261st Street 720 feet
- 81st Avenue & 258th Street 780 feet
- 81st Avenue & 264th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 261st Street or 81st Avenue.