77th Avenue & 153rd Street
The four-way crossing of 77th Avenue and 153rd Street is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Solomon Schechter School-Queens is 870 feet away, and P.S. Q255 is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Parsons Blvd/77 Av, is 690 feet away for the Q25, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, four of them religious buildings. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Parsons Blvd/77 Av, 690 feet away, for the Q25.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Parsons Blvd/77 Av Q25 · Shelter690 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 154-09 Union Turnpike Gas station0.4 miles
- 153-10 88th Avenue Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 153rd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 153rd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
North side of 77th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 77th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 4 schools
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
Schools and child care
- Solomon Schechter School-Queens School870 feet
- Gan Devora Pre-K910 feet
- I.S. 250 the Robert F. Kennedy Community Middle School1,140 feet
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- P.S. Q255 School1,140 feet
- Queens School of Inquiry, The School1,140 feet
- The World Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,300 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
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:
- 153rd Street & 76th Road 260 feet
- 153rd Street & 77th Road 260 feet
- 78th Avenue & 153rd Street 520 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 77th Avenue 620 feet
- 150th Street & 77th Avenue 670 feet
- 153rd Street & 78th Road 780 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 77th Road 850 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 76th Road 880 feet
See every intersection along 153rd Street or 77th Avenue.