76th Road & 137th Street
The three-way junction of 76th Road and 137th Street is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens Valley Playground is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/76 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q20, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1937 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/76 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q20.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/76 Av Q20 · Shelter0.3 milesQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.4 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 charger1.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2024.
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
- 49 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 68 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and April 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 137th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 76th Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 76th Road
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 164 Queens Valley School260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Queens Valley Playground30 feet
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park1,040 feet
- Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature1,240 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, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 76th Avenue & 137th Street 240 feet
- 77th Avenue & 137th Street 260 feet
- 77th Avenue & 138th Street 370 feet
- 75th Road & 137th Street 500 feet
- 78th Avenue & 138th Street 750 feet
- 137th Street & 73rd Terrace 760 feet
- 77th Avenue & Park Drive East 840 feet
- 141st Street & 77th Avenue 920 feet
See every intersection along 137th Street or 76th Road.