78th Street & 62nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 78th Street and 62nd Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Juniper Valley Park is 400 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 80 St/Juniper Blvd North, is 1,020 feet away for the Q47, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 80 St/Juniper Blvd North, 1,020 feet away, for the Q47.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 80 St/Juniper Blvd North Q471,020 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers1.1 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 March 2018.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11379
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 97 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 in 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park400 feet
- Juniper North Playground690 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket1,220 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 62nd Avenue & 77th Place 260 feet
- 79th Street & 62nd Avenue 260 feet
- 78th Street & Juniper Boulevard North 330 feet
- Juniper Boulevard North & 77th Place 460 feet
- 77th Street & 62nd Avenue 520 feet
- 80th Street & 62nd Avenue 530 feet
- 77th Street & Juniper Boulevard North 590 feet
- 79th Street & Juniper Boulevard North 640 feet
See every intersection along 62nd Avenue or 78th Street.