83rd Avenue & 256th Street
The four-way crossing of 83rd Avenue and 256th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hillside Playground is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/256 St, is 800 feet away for the Q43, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 11 places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/256 St, 800 feet away, for the Q43.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/256 St Q43800 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.7 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 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 92 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 between 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the littleleaf linden.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hillside Playground830 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch950 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 places to eat and four food stores.
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 nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 83rd Avenue & 255th Street 260 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 257th Street 260 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 258th Street 520 feet
- 255th Street & 82nd Drive 520 feet
- 255th Street & 83rd Road 520 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 83rd Avenue 620 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 256th Street 690 feet
- 255th Street & 82nd Road 770 feet
See every intersection along 256th Street or 83rd Avenue.