78th Street & 157th Avenue
The three-way junction of 78th Street and 157th Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Spring Creek Park Addition is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 84 St/157 Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q11, Q41 and QM15. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1979 and 1996, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 84 St/157 Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q11, Q41 and QM15.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 84 St/157 Av Q11, Q41, QM150.4 milesQ11 Q41 QM15
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- Q41 …
- QM15 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 159-04 Cross Bay Boulevard Gas station1.1 miles
- 89-35 155th Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 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 July 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11414
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 106
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Howard Beach-Lindenwood
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1979 and 1996.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nature area
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Spring Creek Park Addition Nature area310 feet
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 77th Street & 157th Avenue 260 feet
- 79th Street & 157th Avenue 280 feet
- 80th Street & 157th Avenue at Shore Parkway 540 feet
- 78th Street & 156th Avenue 610 feet
- 77th Street & 156th Avenue 860 feet
- 79th Street & 156th Avenue 880 feet
- 76th Street & 156th Avenue 1,110 feet
- 80th Street & 156th Avenue 1,130 feet
See every intersection along 157th Avenue or 78th Street.