164th Street & 78th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 164th Street and 78th Avenue is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center is 150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/Union Tpke, is 470 feet away for the Q65, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/Union Tpke, 470 feet away, for the Q65.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/Union Tpke Q65470 feetQ65
Next buses at this stop
- Q65 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 164-01 Union Turnpike Gas station1,020 feet
- 92-19 Guy R Brewer Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 60 Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11366
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 77 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 19 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 164th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 164th Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 8AM-8:30AM
North side of 78th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 78th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 450349.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Schools and child care
- Rainbow Child Development Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K190 feet
- Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
Health care
- Meadow Park Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice150 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch620 feet
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:
- 164th Street & 77th Road 270 feet
- 165th Street & 78th Avenue 330 feet
- 162nd Street & 78th Avenue 410 feet
- Union Turnpike & 164th Street 530 feet
- 164th Street & 77th Avenue 530 feet
- 162nd Street & 78th Road 650 feet
- 162nd Street & 77th Road 670 feet
- 166th Street & 78th Avenue 710 feet
See every intersection along 164th Street or 78th Avenue.