82nd Avenue & 259th Street
The four-way crossing of 82nd Avenue and 259th 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 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 257 St/81 Av, is 800 feet away for the Q43, and ten 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.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 257 St/81 Av, 800 feet away, for the Q43.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 257 St/81 Av Q43800 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.3 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 October 2019.
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
- 109 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 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
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 School1,050 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hillside Playground570 feet
Supermarkets
- Lidl Supermarket0.4 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
- 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:
- 82nd Avenue & 258th Street 260 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 260th Street 260 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 257th Street 520 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 261st Street 520 feet
- 81st Avenue & 259th Street 680 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 259th Street 770 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 262nd Street 780 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 256th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 259th Street or 82nd Avenue.