78th Street & 88th Avenue
The three-way junction of 78th Street and 88th Avenue is in Woodhaven, Queens, and is also named Neir’s Tavern Way by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, 75 St-Elderts Ln, is about six minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and ten places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1920, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 75 St-Elderts Ln, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z0.3 milesJ Z
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Manhattan
2 lines- J …
- Z …
Also within a walk
- 85 St-Forest Pkwy J0.4 milesJ
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the 75 St-Elderts Ln station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/77 St, 850 feet away, for the Q56.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jamaica Av/77 St Q56850 feetQ56
Next buses at this stop
- Q56 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 74-08 Jamaica Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 570 Jamaica Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11421
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodhaven
- Elevation
- 41 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Neir’s Tavern Way, a co-naming enacted on January 17, 2021 (Local Law 14 of 2021).
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are 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 1910 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Neir’s Tavern Way.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and May 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 78th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: 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:
- 78th Street & 87th Road 250 feet
- 78th Street & 88th Road 250 feet
- 77th Street & 88th Avenue 300 feet
- 80th Street & 88th Avenue 480 feet
- 78th Street & 87th Avenue 500 feet
- 89th Avenue & 78th Street 500 feet
- 76th Street & 88th Avenue 550 feet
- 80th Street & 87th Road 730 feet
See every intersection along 78th Street or 88th Avenue.