87th Avenue & 259th Street
The four-way crossing of 87th Avenue and 259th Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. Q993 is 1,220 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av, is 1,210 feet away for the Q36, and four 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 1930 and 1955, 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, 1,210 feet away, for the Q36.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av Q361,210 feetQ36
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, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.4 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 March 2019.
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
- 89 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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 75 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2014, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 87th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs 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 School1,220 feet
- P.S. Q993 School1,220 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:
- 87th Avenue & 260th Street 260 feet
- 87th Avenue & 258th Street 260 feet
- 87th Avenue & 257th Street 520 feet
- 87th Avenue & 261st Street 520 feet
- 86th Avenue & 259th Street 670 feet
- 259th Street & 87th Road 690 feet
- 87th Avenue & 256th Street 870 feet
- 86th Avenue & 258th Street 930 feet
See every intersection along 259th Street or 87th Avenue.