Hillside Avenue & 265th Street
Hillside Avenue and 265th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six 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 two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and six places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Hillside Av/264 St, 180 feet away, for the Q43.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/264 St Q43180 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 7 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station720 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 109 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 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.
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 March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Hillside Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
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 six places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Hillside Avenue & 266th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 264th Street 260 feet
- 265th Street & East Williston Avenue 330 feet
- 266th Street & East Williston Avenue 510 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 267th Street 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 263rd Street 530 feet
- 264th Street & East Williston Avenue 610 feet
- 267th Street & East Williston Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along 265th Street or Hillside Avenue.