147th Street & 78th Road
The four-way crossing of 147th Street and 78th Road is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rabbinical Seminary of America is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/77 Rd, is 1,020 feet away for the Q20, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, five of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/77 Rd, 1,020 feet away, for the Q20.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/77 Rd Q20 · Shelter1,020 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
Cycling
- 7 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 station850 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four 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 foot
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
- 94 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and August 2020, 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 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 78th Road
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 78th Road
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Gan Devora Pre-K1,140 feet
- Rabbinical Seminary of America School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Judge Moses Weinstein Playground1,310 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch970 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket770 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store720 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 147th Street & 78th Avenue 260 feet
- 147th Street & 79th Avenue 260 feet
- 147th Street & 77th Road 520 feet
- 146th Street & 79th Avenue 560 feet
- Main Street & 78th Road 580 feet
- 149th Street & 79th Avenue 670 feet
- Union Turnpike & 147th Street 670 feet
- 150th Street & 78th Road 680 feet
See every intersection along 147th Street or 78th Road.