81st Avenue & 262nd Street
The four-way crossing of 81st Avenue and 262nd 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 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.
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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, 0.9 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 chargers1.6 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 August 2021.
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
- 112 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 87 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.
West side of 262nd 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 School380 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground370 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.5 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 & 261st Street 260 feet
- 81st Avenue & 263rd Street 270 feet
- 260th Street & 81st Avenue 520 feet
- 81st Avenue & 264th Street 540 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 262nd Street 680 feet
- 262nd Street & 80th Avenue 720 feet
- 81st Avenue & 259th Street 780 feet
- 81st Avenue & 265th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 262nd Street or 81st Avenue.