78th Avenue & Langdale Street
The four-way crossing of 78th Avenue and Langdale Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Hewlett St, is 630 feet away for the Q46, QM6 and QM36. Within a five-minute walk are 12 places to eat. About 160 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 59 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/Hewlett St, 630 feet away, for the Q46, QM6 and QM36.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Hewlett St Q46, QM6, QM36630 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, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station1,080 feet
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.9 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 January 2026.
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
- 125 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 160 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 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in April 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of Langdale Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 439410.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Avenue & 271st Street 140 feet
- Langdale Street & 271st Street 350 feet
- 78th Avenue & 270th Street 400 feet
- 78th Avenue & 269th Street 660 feet
- 79th Avenue & Langdale Street 680 feet
- Union Turnpike & 271st Street 690 feet
- Hewlett Street & Lakeville Road 820 feet
- Union Turnpike & 270th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along 78th Avenue or Langdale Street.