Hillside Avenue & 259th Street
Hillside Avenue and 259th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. Q993 is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/258 St, is 380 feet away for the Q43, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 17 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/258 St, 380 feet away, for the Q43.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/258 St Q43380 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 24 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station1,060 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, July 2016
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
- 102 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Norway maple and the maidenhair tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 259th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Hillside Avenue
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Hillside Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 428638.
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 School1,180 feet
- P.S. Q993 School1,180 feet
Bank branches
- Capital One Bank branch510 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 260th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 258th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 261st Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 257th Street 520 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 259th Street 690 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 262nd Street 780 feet
- 259th Street & East Williston Avenue 780 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 256th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 259th Street or Hillside Avenue.