78th Street & 68th Road
The three-way junction of 78th Street and 68th Road is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Middle Village Playground is 420 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/78 St, is 1,030 feet away for the Q54, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/78 St, 1,030 feet away, for the Q54.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/78 St Q541,030 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
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 station0.4 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2021.
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
- 101 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 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Bloom and Blossom TLG Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5980 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Middle Village Playground420 feet
Houses of worship
- Community United Methodist Churchf Middle Village & Forest Hills House of worship1,150 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 319 Fire station920 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,190 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store1,060 feet
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and ten 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:
- 78th Street & 68th Avenue 250 feet
- 78th Street & 69th Avenue 260 feet
- 78th Street & 67th Drive 500 feet
- 76th Street & 68th Avenue 510 feet
- 79th Street & 68th Road 520 feet
- 78th Street & 69th Road 550 feet
- 79th Street & 69th Avenue 700 feet
- 78th Street & 67th Road 750 feet
See every intersection along 68th Road or 78th Street.