86th Avenue & 261st Street
The four-way crossing of 86th Avenue and 261st Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 191 Mayflower is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/261 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q43 and QM68, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 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/261 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q43 and QM68.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/261 St Q43, QM680.3 milesQ43 QM68
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
- QM68 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 99 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1935 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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 December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
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 School1,080 feet
- P.S. Q993 School1,080 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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Avenue & 262nd Street 260 feet
- 86th Avenue & 260th Street 260 feet
- 86th Avenue & 259th Street 520 feet
- 86th Avenue & 263rd Street 530 feet
- 87th Avenue & 261st Street 680 feet
- 86th Avenue & 258th Street 780 feet
- 261st Street & East Williston Avenue 820 feet
- 87th Avenue & 260th Street 940 feet
See every intersection along 261st Street or 86th Avenue.