74th Street & Penelope Avenue
The four-way crossing of 74th Street and Penelope Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Juniper Valley Park is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Juniper Valley Rd/74 St, is 510 feet away for the Q38, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Juniper Valley Rd/74 St, 510 feet away, for the Q38.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Juniper Valley Rd/74 St Q38510 feetQ38
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 September 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11379
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 97 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Penelope Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 dog run
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park820 feet
- Juniper South Playground830 feet
- Dog Run in Juniper Valley Park Dog run1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Place & Penelope Avenue 230 feet
- 75th Street & Penelope Avenue 260 feet
- Penelope Avenue & Pleasantview Street 370 feet
- 74th Street & Juniper Valley Road 500 feet
- Penelope Avenue & 75th Place 520 feet
- 72nd Street & Penelope Avenue 610 feet
- 74th Street & Pleasantview Street 640 feet
- Furmanville Avenue & 75th Place 650 feet
See every intersection along 74th Street or Penelope Avenue.