Hillside Avenue & 263rd Street
Hillside Avenue and 263rd 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. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/264 St, is 180 feet away for the Q43, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and 13 places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, 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/264 St, 180 feet away, for the Q43.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/264 St Q43180 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 11 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, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station190 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
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.
- 9 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2021
- 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
- 106 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 264th Street 270 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 262nd Street 270 feet
- 263rd Street & East Williston Avenue 480 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 265th Street 530 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 261st Street 530 feet
- 264th Street & East Williston Avenue 680 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 263rd Street 690 feet
- 262nd Street & East Williston Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along 263rd Street or Hillside Avenue.