83rd Avenue & 259th Street
The four-way crossing of 83rd Avenue and 259th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/258 St, is 1,020 feet away for the Q43, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/258 St, 1,020 feet away, for the Q43.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/258 St Q431,020 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 16 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
- 105 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 83rd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- Capital One Bank branch1,190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 83rd Avenue & 260th Street 260 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 258th Street 260 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 261st Street 520 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 257th Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 259th Street 690 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 259th Street 770 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 262nd Street 780 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 256th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 259th Street or 83rd Avenue.