83rd Avenue & 261st Street
The four-way crossing of 83rd Avenue and 261st Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/261 St, is 760 feet away for the Q43 and QM68, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 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/261 St, 760 feet away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/261 St Q43, QM68760 feetQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
Cycling
- 11 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station1,230 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the red maple.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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
- 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 & 262nd Street 260 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 259th Street 520 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 263rd Street 530 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 261st Street 690 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 261st Street 770 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 258th Street 780 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 264th Street 800 feet
See every intersection along 261st Street or 83rd Avenue.