146th Street & 79th Avenue
The three-way junction of 146th Street and 79th Avenue is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Judge Moses Weinstein Playground is 980 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Union Tpke, is 610 feet away for the Q20 and Q44 SBS, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Union Tpke, 610 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Union Tpke Q20, Q44 SBS · Shelter610 feetQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 146-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.3 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 103 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,500 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 between 1940 and 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 146th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-3PM ALL DAYS
West side of 146th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-3PM ALL DAYS
South side of 79th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-3PM ALL DAYS
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Judge Moses Weinstein Playground980 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch410 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket210 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store760 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and five 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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 147th Street & 79th Avenue 300 feet
- Main Street & 78th Road 540 feet
- 147th Street & 78th Road 560 feet
- Union Turnpike & Main Street 680 feet
- 149th Street & 79th Avenue 710 feet
- Union Turnpike & 147th Street 710 feet
- 147th Street & 78th Avenue 820 feet
- 141st Street & 79th Avenue 950 feet
See every intersection along 146th Street or 79th Avenue.