78th Road & 79th Lane
The three-way junction of 78th Road and 79th Lane is in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 650 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 78 Av/81 St, is 730 feet away for the Q29, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1925, 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, 730 feet away, for the Q29.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 78 Av/81 St Q29730 feetQ29
Next buses at this stop
- Q29 …
Cycling
- 9 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, 1,030 feet by car along the streets.
- 73-13 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2021.
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
- 76 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are 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 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 57 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 June 2023 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 78th Road
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
East side of 79th Lane
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park650 feet
- Dry Harbor Playground1,000 feet
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center1,220 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 80th Street & 78th Road 260 feet
- 81st Street & 78th Road 500 feet
- 80th Street & 78th Avenue 540 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 79th Lane 600 feet
- 82nd Street & 78th Road 730 feet
- 81st Street & 78th Avenue 770 feet
- Myrtle Avenue & 79th Place 780 feet
- 80th Street & 77th Road 800 feet