78th Street & Furmanville Avenue
The four-way crossing of 78th Street and Furmanville Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens, and is also named Firefighter John Boyle, Rescue Company 1 by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Juniper Valley Park is 1,030 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Furmanville Av/77 Pl, is 420 feet away for the Q38, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and six places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Furmanville Av/77 Pl, 420 feet away, for the Q38.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Furmanville Av/77 Pl Q38420 feetQ38
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 64-01 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 January 2023.
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
- 108 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Firefighter John Boyle, Rescue Company 1, a co-naming enacted on July 20, 2024 (Local Law 81 of 2024).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1925 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Firefighter John Boyle, Rescue Company 1.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 78th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 78th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Furmanville Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Furmanville Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Be Kind Training Center Trade or language school990 feet
- P.S. 049 Dorothy Bonawit Kole School1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park1,030 feet
- Juniper North Playground1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Furmanville Avenue & 77th Place 260 feet
- 79th Street & Furmanville Avenue 270 feet
- 78th Street & Penelope Avenue 510 feet
- 77th Street & Furmanville Avenue 570 feet
- 79th Place & Furmanville Avenue 610 feet
- 78th Street & Juniper Valley Road 630 feet
- Penelope Avenue & 77th Place 690 feet
- 79th Street & Penelope Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along 78th Street or Furmanville Avenue.