78th Street & Dumont Avenue
The five-way junction of 78th Street and Dumont Avenue is in East New York-City Line, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2 is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/78 St, is 830 feet away for the B15 and BM5, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/78 St, 830 feet away, for the B15 and BM5.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/78 St B15, BM5830 feetB15 BM5
Next buses at this stop
- B15 …
- BM5 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 640 Conduit Boulevard Gas station0.8 miles
- 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.3 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 August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11414
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 32 and 42 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 75 and 106 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- East New York-City Line
- Elevation
- 4 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 2009 and 2018.
Since 2014 at least 235 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Mushashino' zelkova.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 field
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- District 27 Pre-K Center at 133-40 79 Street Pre-K center160 feet
- Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2 School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Gemini Fields Field970 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy550 feet
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and four 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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Dumont Avenue & Amber Street 260 feet
- Dumont Avenue & 76th Street 520 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Ruby Street 780 feet
- Linden Boulevard & 79th Street 800 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Drew Street 1,040 feet
- 76th Street & Blake Avenue 1,100 feet
- 78th Street & Loring Avenue 1,140 feet
- Dumont Avenue & Forbell Street 1,300 feet
See every intersection along 78th Street, Dumont Avenue or Sapphire Street.