83rd Avenue & 257th Street
The four-way crossing of 83rd Avenue and 257th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Hillside Playground is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/258 St, is 870 feet away for the Q43, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 14 places to eat. About 400 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/258 St, 870 feet away, for the Q43.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/258 St Q43870 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 17 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 station0.4 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
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
- 97 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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 School1,310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Hillside Playground830 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch700 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and three 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 83rd Avenue & 258th Street 260 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 256th Street 260 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 255th Street 520 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 259th Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 257th Street 690 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 257th Street 770 feet
- 255th Street & 82nd Drive 780 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 260th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 257th Street or 83rd Avenue.