81st Avenue & 268th Street
The four-way crossing of 81st Avenue and 268th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/268 St, is 0.4 miles away for the Q43, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/268 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Q43.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/268 St Q430.4 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, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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
- 119 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 81st Avenue & 269th Street 260 feet
- 81st Avenue & 267th Street 270 feet
- 81st Avenue & Langdale Street 520 feet
- 81st Avenue & 266th Street 530 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 268th Street 680 feet
- 80th Avenue & 268th Street 720 feet
- 81st Avenue & 265th Street 790 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 267th Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 268th Street or 81st Avenue.