82nd Avenue & 261st Street
The four-way crossing of 82nd Avenue and 261st 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 James J. Ambrose School is 1,040 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 257 St/81 Av, is 1,320 feet away for the Q43, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them playgrounds.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 257 St/81 Av, 1,320 feet away, for the Q43.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 257 St/81 Av Q431,320 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 station0.4 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.4 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 November 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
- 110 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 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- The James J. Ambrose School1,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hillside Playground1,090 feet
- Playground Eighty LXXX Playground1,110 feet
Shopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.5 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 & 262nd Street 260 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 260th Street 260 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 259th Street 520 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 263rd Street 530 feet
- 81st Avenue & 261st Street 680 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 261st Street 770 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 258th Street 780 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 264th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 261st Street or 82nd Avenue.