86th Avenue & 259th Street
The four-way crossing of 86th Avenue and 259th 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. P.S. Q993 is 550 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q36, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 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 Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q36.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av Q360.3 milesQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
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 station0.4 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 three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11001
- 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
- 95 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 between 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2015 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 259th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 86th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- P.S. 191 Mayflower School550 feet
- P.S. Q993 School550 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Avenue & 258th Street 260 feet
- 86th Avenue & 260th Street 260 feet
- 86th Avenue & 257th Street 520 feet
- 86th Avenue & 261st Street 520 feet
- 87th Avenue & 259th Street 670 feet
- 259th Street & East Williston Avenue 680 feet
- 86th Avenue & 256th Street 780 feet
- 86th Avenue & 262nd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 259th Street or 86th Avenue.