83rd Avenue & 268th Street
The four-way crossing of 83rd Avenue and 268th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/268 St, is 800 feet away for the Q43, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/268 St, 800 feet away, for the Q43.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/268 St Q43800 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 7 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, 1.3 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 chargers1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2018.
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
- 113 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 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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 May 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 268th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat.
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 & Langdale Street 240 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 267th Street 270 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 266th Street 530 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 268th Street 690 feet
- 268th Street & East Williston Avenue 760 feet
- 82nd Avenue & 268th Street 770 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 265th Street 790 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Langdale Street 810 feet
See every intersection along 268th Street or 83rd Avenue.