78th Street & 68th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 78th Street and 68th Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S./I.S. 087 Middle Village is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/78 St, is 780 feet away for the Q54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/78 St, 780 feet away, for the Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/78 St Q54780 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-27 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two 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 January 2020.
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
- 98 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Bloom and Blossom TLG Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5750 feet
- P.S./I.S. 087 Middle Village School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Middle Village Playground660 feet
Houses of worship
- Community United Methodist Churchf Middle Village & Forest Hills House of worship900 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 69-10 75th Street Older adult center1,090 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 319 Fire station670 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket940 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store820 feet
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Street & 68th Road 250 feet
- 78th Street & 67th Drive 260 feet
- 76th Street & 68th Avenue 270 feet
- 78th Street & 69th Avenue 510 feet
- 78th Street & 67th Road 510 feet
- 75th Street & 68th Avenue 520 feet
- 79th Street & 68th Avenue 530 feet
- 75th Street & 68th Road 740 feet
See every intersection along 68th Avenue or 78th Street.