153rd Street & 79th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 153rd Street and 79th Avenue 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. The Engine 315/Ladder 125 firehouse is 1,290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke, is 820 feet away for the Q25, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three 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, 820 feet away, for the Q25.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/Union Tpke Q25 · Shelter820 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
Cycling
- 6 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 chargers1.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1973.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 153rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 153rd Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 79th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 79th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- Al-Mamoor School740 feet
- Yeshiva Ketana of Queens School890 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 315/Ladder 125 Fire station1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 79th Avenue & 152nd Street 260 feet
- 153rd Street & 78th Road 260 feet
- 78th Avenue & 153rd Street 520 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 79th Avenue 520 feet
- 150th Street & 79th Avenue 670 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 78th Road 770 feet
- 153rd Street & 77th Road 780 feet
- Union Turnpike & Parsons Boulevard 890 feet
See every intersection along 153rd Street or 79th Avenue.