147th Street & 78th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 147th Street and 78th Avenue is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Rabbinical Seminary of America is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/77 Rd, is 760 feet away for the Q20, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/77 Rd, 760 feet away, for the Q20.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/77 Rd Q20 · Shelter760 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 78th Avenue.
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 station1,110 feet
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 June 2019.
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
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 33 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 147th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 147th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 78th Avenue
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 78th Avenue
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- Gan Devora Pre-K870 feet
- Rabbinical Seminary of America School1,020 feet
- North Queens Community High School1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel Queens Valley House of worship1,160 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 141-55 77th Avenue Older adult center1,290 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,030 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store980 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three 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 & 78th Road 260 feet
- 147th Street & 77th Road 260 feet
- 147th Street & 79th Avenue 520 feet
- 147th Street & 77th Avenue 520 feet
- 150th Street & 78th Avenue 680 feet
- 147th Street & 76th Road 780 feet
- 146th Street & 79th Avenue 820 feet
- Main Street & 77th Road 850 feet
See every intersection along 147th Street or 78th Avenue.