76th Street & Penelope Avenue
The three-way junction of 76th Street and Penelope Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Juniper Valley Park is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Furmanville Av/75 Pl, is 270 feet away for the Q38, and four 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 1940 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 Furmanville Av/75 Pl, 270 feet away, for the Q38.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Furmanville Av/75 Pl Q38270 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, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 64-01 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station0.8 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.1 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 June 2017.
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
- 102 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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Not Green Leaf' Norway maple.
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 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
North 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 Park770 feet
- Dog Run in Juniper Valley Park Dog run1,050 feet
- Juniper North Playground1,250 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 of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 77th Street & Penelope Avenue 260 feet
- Penelope Avenue & 75th Place 270 feet
- Furmanville Avenue & 75th Place 400 feet
- Penelope Avenue & 77th Place 520 feet
- 75th Street & Penelope Avenue 520 feet
- 77th Street & Furmanville Avenue 550 feet
- 65th Drive & 75th Place 660 feet
- 76th Street & Juniper Boulevard South 730 feet
See every intersection along 76th Street or Penelope Avenue.