81st Avenue & 266th Street
The four-way crossing of 81st Avenue and 266th 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. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/267 St, is 0.4 miles away for the Q46, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/267 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Q46.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/267 St Q460.4 milesQ46
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 1.1 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 chargers1.8 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 December 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
- 117 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 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 81st Avenue & 265th Street 260 feet
- 81st Avenue & 267th Street 270 feet
- 81st Avenue & 264th Street 520 feet
- 81st Avenue & 268th Street 530 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 266th Street 680 feet
- 80th Avenue & 266th Street 720 feet
- 81st Avenue & 263rd Street 790 feet
- 81st Avenue & 269th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 266th Street or 81st Avenue.