78th Road & Vleigh Place
The three-way junction of 78th Road and Vleigh Place is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Young Israel Queens Valley is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl, is 530 feet away for the Q45, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1940, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl, 530 feet away, for the Q45.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl Q45 · Shelter530 feetQ45
Next buses at this stop
- Q45 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 550 feet by car along the streets.
- 146-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.5 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.1 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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 October 2017.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills
- Elevation
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2022 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 78th Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 78th Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Vleigh Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Steppingstone Day School Preschool480 feet
- North Queens Community High School980 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Judge Moses Weinstein Playground60 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel Queens Valley House of worship1,150 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 141-55 77th Avenue Older adult center1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 141st Street & Vleigh Place 230 feet
- Vleigh Place & 78th Drive 260 feet
- 141st Street & 78th Avenue at Vleigh Place 280 feet
- 141st Street & 78th Road 430 feet
- 141st Street & 78th Avenue 500 feet
- Union Turnpike & Vleigh Place 540 feet
- 77th Road & Vleigh Place 540 feet
- 141st Street & 77th Road 680 feet
See every intersection along 78th Road or Vleigh Place.