141st Street & 78th Road
The three-way junction of 141st Street and 78th Road is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Judge Moses Weinstein Playground is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Main St, is 900 feet away for the QM1, QM5, QM6 and four more, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Main St, 900 feet away, for the QM1, QM5, QM6, QM7 and three more.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Main St QM1, QM5, QM6, QM7 +3900 feetQM1 QM5 QM6 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- QM1 …
- QM5 …
- QM6 …
- QM7 …
- QM8 …
- QM31 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 1,130 feet by car along the streets.
- 146-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.5 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.
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
- 91 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 69 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2017 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 141st Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 78th Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 78th Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Steppingstone Day School Preschool500 feet
- North Queens Community High School1,000 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Judge Moses Weinstein Playground60 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel Queens Valley House of worship1,170 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 141-55 77th Avenue Older adult center1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,170 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and two 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 141st Street & Vleigh Place 200 feet
- 141st Street & 79th Avenue 260 feet
- 141st Street & 78th Avenue at Vleigh Place 300 feet
- 78th Road & Vleigh Place 430 feet
- 141st Street & 78th Avenue 520 feet
- 77th Road & Vleigh Place 560 feet
- Main Street & 78th Road 670 feet
- Vleigh Place & 78th Drive 690 feet
See every intersection along 141st Street or 78th Road.