Hillside Avenue & 255th Street
Hillside Avenue and 255th Street meet at a three-way junction in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/Hillside Av, is 330 feet away for the Q36, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 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/Hillside Av, 330 feet away, for the Q36.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/Hillside Av Q36330 feetQ36
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway northbound at Cross Island Parkway & Hillside Avenue, 0.5 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 chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11004
- 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
- 96 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hillside Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 435101.
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- Capital One Bank branch620 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & Little Neck Parkway 250 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 256th Street 260 feet
- 255th Street & 83rd Road 420 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 257th Street 520 feet
- 256th Street & 84th Road 530 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 253rd Street 550 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 255th Street 690 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 258th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 255th Street or Hillside Avenue.