Hillside Avenue & 268th Street
Hillside Avenue and 268th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Hillside Av/268 St, is 110 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 four places to eat. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1961, 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/268 St, 110 feet away, for the Q43.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Hillside Av/268 St Q43110 feetQ43
Next buses at this stop
- Q43 …
Cycling
- 8 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, 1.2 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 chargers1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11040
- 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 200 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 1955 and 1961.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2018 and March 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 268th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Hillside Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- Time-limited parking 1 sign 2 HOUR PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 442606.
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 268th Street & East Williston Avenue 70 feet
- Hillside Avenue & Langdale Street 110 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 267th Street 270 feet
- 267th Street & East Williston Avenue 350 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 266th Street 530 feet
- 266th Street & East Williston Avenue 630 feet
- 83rd Avenue & 268th Street 690 feet
- Hillside Avenue & 265th Street 790 feet
See every intersection along 268th Street or Hillside Avenue.