78th Street & 31st Avenue

The four-way crossing of 78th Street and 31st Avenue is in Jackson Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. LaGuardia Landing Lights is 1,000 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 31 Av/77 St, is 310 feet away for the Q47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and eight places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
8 hurt
13 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Grand Central Parkway
0.6 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
310 feet
31 Av/77 St · Q47
Within a walk
4 places
1 day care or pre-K site, 1 park and 2 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
78th Street & 31st Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 31 Av/77 St, 310 feet away, for the Q47.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 31 Av/77 St Q47 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    310 feet
    Q47
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A marked bike lane runs on 31st Avenue.

  • 16 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 77 St & 31 Ave 20 docks in all
    320 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Astoria Boulevard North & Grand Central Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 76-19 Northern Boulevard Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers and one fast charger
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11370
Community board
Queens Community Board 3
City Council district
25
Police precinct
115
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jackson Heights
Elevation
27 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is 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 1940 and 1960.

Trees

NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 31 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 31st Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 31st Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

East side of 78th Street

  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of 78th Street

  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Four public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 post office
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. A Child's Place Too Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    740 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. LaGuardia Landing Lights Park
    1,000 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Trainsmeadow Post Office
    870 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    240 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    890 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Farm Country Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    600 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Jackson Heights Shopping Center Shopping center
    480 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six food stores.

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:

See every intersection along 31st Avenue or 78th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.