153rd Street & 78th Road
The four-way crossing of 153rd Street and 78th Road is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Yeshiva Ketana of Queens is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke, is 1,080 feet away for the Q25, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke, 1,080 feet away, for the Q25.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke Q25 · Shelter1,080 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
Cycling
- 4 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-09 Union Turnpike Gas station0.3 miles
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
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
- 68 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1966.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the silver maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 153rd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 153rd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 78th Road
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 78th Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Yeshiva Ketana of Queens School670 feet
- Al-Mamoor School730 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and one food store.
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:
- 153rd Street & 79th Avenue 260 feet
- 78th Avenue & 153rd Street 260 feet
- 79th Avenue & 152nd Street 520 feet
- 153rd Street & 77th Road 520 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 78th Road 550 feet
- 150th Street & 78th Road 670 feet
- 77th Avenue & 153rd Street 780 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 79th Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 153rd Street or 78th Road.