87th Avenue & 260th Street
The four-way crossing of 87th Avenue and 260th 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, Little Neck Pkwy/87 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q36, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station0.5 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 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
- 94 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 78 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
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 87th Avenue & 259th Street 260 feet
- 87th Avenue & 261st Street 260 feet
- 87th Avenue & 258th Street 520 feet
- 86th Avenue & 260th Street 670 feet
- 87th Avenue & 257th Street 780 feet
- 86th Avenue & 259th Street 930 feet
- 86th Avenue & 261st Street 940 feet
- 259th Street & 87th Road 940 feet
See every intersection along 260th Street or 87th Avenue.