77th Avenue & 137th Street
The three-way junction of 77th Avenue and 137th Street is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Flushing Meadows Corona Park is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/76 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q20, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1937 and 1940, 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/76 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q20.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/76 Av Q20 · Shelter0.3 milesQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 77th Avenue.
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 station0.6 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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 September 2020.
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
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2017 and April 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 137th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of 137th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 77th Avenue
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 164 Queens Valley School270 feet
- Steppingstone Day School Preschool1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Queens Valley Playground290 feet
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park780 feet
- Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature980 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel Queens Valley House of worship1,240 feet
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:
- 77th Avenue & 138th Street 110 feet
- 76th Road & 137th Street 260 feet
- 78th Avenue & 138th Street 490 feet
- 76th Avenue & 137th Street 500 feet
- 77th Avenue & Park Drive East 580 feet
- 141st Street & 77th Avenue 660 feet
- 75th Road & 137th Street 760 feet
- 138th Street & 78th Road 870 feet
See every intersection along 137th Street or 77th Avenue.