Hillside Avenue & 256th Street
Hillside Avenue and 256th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/256 St, is 120 feet away for the Q43, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 18 places to eat. About 300 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 Hillside Av/256 St, 120 feet away, for the Q43.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/256 St Q43120 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 20 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, 0.6 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 chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 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
- 97 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1945 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Hillside Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 5PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-5PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 452345.
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- Capital One Bank branch360 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet and a listed public place within a five-minute walk.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 255th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 257th Street 260 feet
- 256th Street & 84th Road 270 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Little Neck Parkway 510 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 258th Street 520 feet
- 256th Street & 84th Drive 520 feet
- 255th Street & 83rd Road 680 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 256th Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 256th Street or Hillside Avenue.