138th Street & 78th Road
The four-way crossing of 138th Street and 78th Road is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 164 Queens Valley is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl, is 1,180 feet away for the Q45, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1937, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl, 1,180 feet away, for the Q45.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl Q45 · Shelter1,180 feetQ45
Next buses at this stop
- Q45 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 1,220 feet by car along the streets.
- 146-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.6 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills
- Elevation
- 62 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1937.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Fastigiata' European hornbeam.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 138th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 138th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 78th Road
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 78th Road
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 164 Queens Valley School920 feet
- Steppingstone Day School Preschool1,040 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Judge Moses Weinstein Playground780 feet
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park920 feet
- Queens Valley Playground1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 138th Street & 78th Drive 260 feet
- 78th Avenue & 138th Street 380 feet
- Park Drive East & 78th Road 560 feet
- 78th Road & Vleigh Place 720 feet
- Park Drive East & 78th Drive 750 feet
- 77th Avenue & 138th Street 760 feet
- 77th Avenue & 137th Street 870 feet
- Vleigh Place & 78th Drive 920 feet
See every intersection along 138th Street or 78th Road.