Hillside Avenue & 266th Street
Hillside Avenue and 266th 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/267 St, is 300 feet away for the QM68, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1954 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/267 St, 300 feet away, for the QM68.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/267 St QM68300 feetQM68
Next buses at this stop
- QM68 …
Cycling
- 9 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 262-10 Hillside Avenue Gas station980 feet
- 238-10 Hillside Avenue Charging for electric cars, five Level 2 chargers1.4 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.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2021
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
- 110 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 1954 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 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 four places to eat and one food store.
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 266th Street & East Williston Avenue 250 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 265th Street 260 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 267th Street 270 feet
- 267th Street & East Williston Avenue 420 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 264th Street 520 feet
- 265th Street & East Williston Avenue 520 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 268th Street 530 feet
- 268th Street & East Williston Avenue 560 feet
See every intersection along 266th Street or Hillside Avenue.