77th Street & Penelope Avenue
The four-way crossing of 77th Street and Penelope Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Juniper North Playground is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Furmanville Av/77 St, is 460 feet away for the Q38, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, 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/77 St, 460 feet away, for the Q38.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Furmanville Av/77 St Q38460 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, 1.2 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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.
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
- 105 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 1950.
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- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Penelope Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 dog run
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 049 Dorothy Bonawit Kole School1,110 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park710 feet
- Juniper North Playground990 feet
- Dog Run in Juniper Valley Park Dog run1,230 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 76th Street & Penelope Avenue 260 feet
- Penelope Avenue & 77th Place 260 feet
- 77th Street & Furmanville Avenue 300 feet
- 78th Street & Penelope Avenue 520 feet
- Penelope Avenue & 75th Place 520 feet
- 77th Street & 65th Drive 600 feet
- Furmanville Avenue & 77th Place 610 feet
- 77th Street & Juniper Boulevard South 650 feet
See every intersection along 77th Street or Penelope Avenue.