78th Avenue & 79th Place
The four-way crossing of 78th Avenue and 79th Place is in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 960 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 78 Av/81 St, is 790 feet away for the Q29, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and four places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 78 Av/81 St, 790 feet away, for the Q29.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 78 Av/81 St Q29790 feetQ29
Next buses at this stop
- Q29 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 78th Avenue and 79th Place.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-13 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale
- Elevation
- 80 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1915 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 80 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 78th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 79th Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park960 feet
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center1,280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
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:
- 79th Street & 78th Avenue 250 feet
- 77th Road & 79th Place 260 feet
- 78th Street & 78th Avenue 510 feet
- 77th Avenue & 79th Place 520 feet
- 80th Street & 78th Avenue 600 feet
- 76th Street & 78th Avenue 760 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 79th Place 790 feet
- 81st Street & 78th Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 78th Avenue or 79th Place.