147th Street & 79th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 147th Street and 79th Avenue is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Judge Moses Weinstein Playground is 1,290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Union Tpke, is 920 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 nine places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Union Tpke, 920 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Union Tpke Q20, Q44 SBS · Shelter920 feetQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
- 10 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 station590 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 seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 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
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 1949 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 147th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 147th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 79th Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 79th Avenue
- No parking 5 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 Playground1,290 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch710 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket510 feet
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store460 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and six 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 147th Street & 78th Road 260 feet
- 146th Street & 79th Avenue 300 feet
- 149th Street & 79th Avenue 410 feet
- Union Turnpike & 147th Street 410 feet
- 147th Street & 78th Avenue 520 feet
- 150th Street & 79th Avenue 680 feet
- 147th Street & 77th Road 780 feet
- Main Street & 78th Road 850 feet
See every intersection along 147th Street or 79th Avenue.