82nd Avenue & 256th Street
The four-way crossing of 82nd Avenue and 256th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Hillside Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 257 St/81 Av, is 540 feet away for the Q43, and seven 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, 540 feet away, for the Q43.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 257 St/81 Av Q43540 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 82nd Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & 81st Avenue, 0.7 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 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2018.
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
- 102 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 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2017, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 256th Street
- No standing 3 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
- Irwin Altman Middle School 172 School580 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hillside Playground50 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 82nd Avenue & 257th Street 260 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 255th Street 260 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 254th Street 520 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 258th Street 520 feet
- 255th Street & 82nd Road 530 feet
- 81st Avenue & 256th Street 680 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 82nd Avenue 700 feet
- 255th Street & 82nd Drive 770 feet
See every intersection along 256th Street or 82nd Avenue.