78th Avenue & Cypress Hills Street
The three-way junction of 78th Avenue and Cypress Hills Street is in Glendale, Queens, at the edge of Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (North). Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Drumm Triangle is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Cooper Av/Cypress Hill St, is 370 feet away for the B13, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Cooper Av/Cypress Hill St, 370 feet away, for the B13.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Cooper Av/Cypress Hill St B13 · Shelter370 feetB13
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Cooper Ave & 65 Pl 23 docks in all630 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-12 Cooper Avenue Gas station520 feet
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30 and 32 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale; the corner is on the edge of the Highland Park-Cypress Hills Cemeteries (North) area
- Elevation
- 109 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
Homes
About 500 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 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2022 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 78th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Cypress Hills Street
- No stopping 5 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Drumm Triangle460 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Cooper Avenue Row Historic District Listed historic place910 feet
Supermarkets
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Cooper Avenue & Cypress Hills Street 320 feet
- 78th Avenue & 65th Street 320 feet
- 65th Place & Cypress Hills Street 560 feet
- 78th Avenue & 64th Lane 580 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 65th Place 610 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 65th Street 620 feet
- Cooper Avenue & 66th Street 650 feet
- 78th Avenue & 64th Place 840 feet
See every intersection along 78th Avenue or Cypress Hills Street.