77th Avenue & Park Drive East
The three-way junction of 77th Avenue and Park Drive East is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, at the edge of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Albert H. Mauro Playground is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/76 Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q20, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them playgrounds.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/76 Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q20.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/76 Av Q20 · Shelter0.4 milesQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 77th Avenue and Park Drive East.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 72-31 Main Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2022.
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; the corner is on the edge of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park area
- Elevation
- 28 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 51 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 77th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 77th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Park Drive East
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Park Drive East
- Back-in parking only 8 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 164 Queens Valley School850 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park210 feet
- Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature410 feet
- Albert H. Mauro Playground840 feet
Show all 4
- Queens Valley Playground870 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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 77th Avenue & 137th Street 580 feet
- Park Drive East & 78th Road 660 feet
- 77th Avenue & 138th Street 690 feet
- 76th Road & 137th Street 840 feet
- Park Drive East & 78th Drive 910 feet
- Park Drive East & 73rd Terrace 980 feet
- 78th Avenue & 138th Street 1,070 feet
- 76th Avenue & 137th Street 1,080 feet
See every intersection along 77th Avenue or Park Drive East.