76th Avenue & 137th Street
The three-way junction of 76th Avenue and 137th Street is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens Valley Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/75 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q20 and Q44 SBS, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1937 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/75 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/75 Av Q20, Q44 SBS0.3 milesQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 72-31 Main Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 April 2021.
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
- 48 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1937 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 137th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 76th Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 76th Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 164 Queens Valley School500 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Queens Valley Playground40 feet
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park1,280 feet
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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 76th Road & 137th Street 240 feet
- 75th Road & 137th Street 260 feet
- 77th Avenue & 137th Street 500 feet
- 137th Street & 73rd Terrace 520 feet
- 77th Avenue & 138th Street 610 feet
- 139th Street & 73rd Terrace 820 feet
- 76th Avenue & 141st Place 860 feet
- 78th Avenue & 138th Street 990 feet
See every intersection along 137th Street or 76th Avenue.