75th Avenue & 179th Street
The four-way crossing of 75th Avenue and 179th Street is in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Utopia Playground is 700 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/75 Av, is 870 feet away for the Q31, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/75 Av, 870 feet away, for the Q31.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/75 Av Q31870 feetQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 182nd Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 176-02 Union Turnpike Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2020.
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)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 179th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of 179th Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of 75th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of 75th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 430725 and 439052.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Utopia Playground700 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Beth-El House of worship1,170 feet
Supermarkets
- Q Kosher Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and two 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:
- 75th Avenue & 180th Street 260 feet
- 75th Avenue & 178th Street 270 feet
- 75th Avenue & 181st Street 520 feet
- 75th Avenue & 177th Street 520 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 179th Street 580 feet
- 75th Avenue & 182nd Street 770 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 75th Avenue 780 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 180th Street 830 feet
See every intersection along 179th Street or 75th Avenue.