147th Street & 77th Road
The four-way crossing of 147th Street and 77th Road is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. North Queens Community High School is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/77 Rd, is 660 feet away for the Q20, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/77 Rd, 660 feet away, for the Q20.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/77 Rd Q20660 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 77th Road.
- 3 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, 0.5 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 charger1.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2019 and October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 147th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 147th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 77th Road
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 77th Road
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- Gan Devora Pre-K610 feet
- Rabbinical Seminary of America School760 feet
- North Queens Community High School890 feet
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- Steppingstone Day School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel Queens Valley House of worship900 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 141-55 77th Avenue Older adult center1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,290 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store1,240 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 147th Street & 77th Avenue 260 feet
- 147th Street & 78th Avenue 260 feet
- 147th Street & 76th Road 520 feet
- 147th Street & 78th Road 520 feet
- Main Street & 77th Road 580 feet
- 150th Street & 77th Road 680 feet
- 147th Street & 76th Avenue 780 feet
- 147th Street & 79th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 147th Street or 77th Road.