78th Street & 21st Avenue
The four-way crossing of 78th Street and 21st Avenue is in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 293 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Carlos R. Lillo Park is 420 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Ditmars Blvd/78 St, is 720 feet away for the Q69, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Ditmars Blvd/78 St, 720 feet away, for the Q69.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Ditmars Blvd/78 St Q69720 feetQ69
Next buses at this stop
- Q69 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 76 St & 21 Ave 21 docks in all560 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at 77th Street & Astoria Boulevard North, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 76-19 21st Avenue Gas station440 feet
- 82-20 Astoria Boulevard Charging for electric cars, three Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- LaGuardia Airport Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 293 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,482nd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 224 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11370
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 22
- Police precinct
- 114
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1971.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 64 signs on these blocks
- 12 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 21st Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 8:30AM-9AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 21st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of 78th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 78th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 78th Street
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 78th Street
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 426204.
Schools, 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 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 002 Alfred Zimberg School690 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Carlos R. Lillo Park420 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Lent Homestead and Cemetery Listed historic place990 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 79th Street & 21st Avenue 260 feet
- 77th Street & 21st Avenue 260 feet
- 20th Avenue & 21st Avenue 350 feet
- 78th Street & 19th Drive 450 feet
- 76th Street & 21st Avenue 520 feet
- 80th Street & 21st Avenue 520 feet
- 76th Street & 20th Avenue 620 feet
- 78th Street & Ditmars Boulevard 690 feet
See every intersection along 21st Avenue or 78th Street.