81st Avenue & 263rd Street
The four-way crossing of 81st Avenue and 263rd Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Playground Eighty LXXX is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/263 St, is 0.4 miles away for the Q46, 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 between 1945 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/263 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Q46.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/263 St Q460.4 milesQ46
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 263rd Street.
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 station0.4 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 eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
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
- 113 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 between 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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 School650 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground650 feet
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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:
- 81st Avenue & 264th Street 270 feet
- 81st Avenue & 262nd Street 270 feet
- 81st Avenue & 261st Street 530 feet
- 81st Avenue & 265th Street 530 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 263rd Street 680 feet
- 80th Avenue & 263rd Street 720 feet
- 260th Street & 81st Avenue 790 feet
- 81st Avenue & 266th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 263rd Street or 81st Avenue.