74th Street & 78th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 74th Street and 78th Avenue is in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S./I.S. 119 the Glendale is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/74 St, is 820 feet away for the Q55, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/74 St, 820 feet away, for the Q55.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/74 St Q55 · Shelter820 feetQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 78th Avenue.
- 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-13 Cooper Avenue Gas station510 feet
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale
- Elevation
- 84 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 74th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 78th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of 78th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 library
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 119 the Glendale School310 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pinocchio Playground550 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Glendale Library940 feet
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Avenue & 73rd Place 260 feet
- 75th Street & 78th Avenue 270 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 73rd Place 350 feet
- 76th Street & 78th Avenue 530 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 73rd Street 620 feet
- 74th Street & Bike Path 670 feet
- 74th Street & Cooper Avenue 690 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 74th Street 740 feet
See every intersection along 74th Street or 78th Avenue.