77th Avenue & 138th Street
The three-way junction of 77th Avenue and 138th Street is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 164 Queens Valley is 160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/76 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q20, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine 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.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/76 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q20.
- 12 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 charger1.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
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 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 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 138th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 138th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 77th Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- P.S. 164 Queens Valley School160 feet
- Steppingstone Day School Preschool1,040 feet
- North Queens Community High School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Queens Valley Playground400 feet
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park890 feet
- Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature1,090 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel Queens Valley House of worship1,130 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 & 137th Street 110 feet
- 76th Road & 137th Street 370 feet
- 78th Avenue & 138th Street 380 feet
- 141st Street & 77th Avenue 540 feet
- 76th Avenue & 137th Street 610 feet
- 77th Avenue & Park Drive East 690 feet
- 138th Street & 78th Road 760 feet
- 75th Road & 137th Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 138th Street or 77th Avenue.