81st Avenue & 265th Street
The four-way crossing of 81st Avenue and 265th 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 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/265 St, is 0.4 miles away for the QM6 and QM36, and four 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 Union Tpke/265 St, 0.4 miles away, for the QM6 and QM36.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/265 St QM6, QM360.4 milesQM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.7 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 116 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 88 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 School1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground1,170 feet
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:
- 81st Avenue & 266th Street 260 feet
- 81st Avenue & 264th Street 260 feet
- 81st Avenue & 267th Street 520 feet
- 81st Avenue & 263rd Street 530 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 265th Street 680 feet
- 80th Avenue & 265th Street 720 feet
- 81st Avenue & 268th Street 790 feet
- 81st Avenue & 262nd Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 265th Street or 81st Avenue.