78th Avenue & 271st Street
The four-way crossing of 78th Avenue and 271st Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/271 St, is 540 feet away for the Q46, QM6 and QM36. Within a five-minute walk are 12 places to eat. About 190 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/271 St, 540 feet away, for the Q46, QM6 and QM36.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/271 St Q46, QM6, QM36540 feetQ46 QM6 QM36
Next buses at this stop
- Q46 …
- QM6 …
- QM36 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station1,220 feet
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.9 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 February 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11040
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park
- Elevation
- 124 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 190 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 1950 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 78 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Avenue & Langdale Street 140 feet
- 78th Avenue & 270th Street 260 feet
- Langdale Street & 271st Street 400 feet
- 78th Avenue & 269th Street 520 feet
- Union Turnpike & 271st Street 550 feet
- 79th Avenue & Langdale Street 670 feet
- Union Turnpike & 270th Street 720 feet
- 78th Avenue & 268th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 271st Street or 78th Avenue.