86th Avenue & 262nd Street
The four-way crossing of 86th Avenue and 262nd 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. 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. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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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, 1.1 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 chargers1.4 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 June 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
- 102 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 65 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
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 86th Avenue & 261st Street 260 feet
- 86th Avenue & 263rd Street 270 feet
- 86th Avenue & 260th Street 520 feet
- 86th Avenue & 259th Street 780 feet
- 262nd Street & East Williston Avenue 890 feet
- 87th Avenue & 261st Street 940 feet
- 86th Avenue & 258th Street 1,040 feet
- 261st Street & East Williston Avenue 1,080 feet
See every intersection along 262nd Street or 86th Avenue.