78th Street & Penelope Avenue
The four-way crossing of 78th Street and Penelope Avenue 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. Juniper North Playground is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Penelope Av/78 St, is 30 feet away for the Q38, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Penelope Av/78 St, 30 feet away, for the Q38.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Penelope Av/78 St Q3830 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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 64-01 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.2 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 July 2022.
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
- 111 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1930 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2023 and December 2024, 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 Penelope Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 049 Dorothy Bonawit Kole School590 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park520 feet
- Juniper North Playground580 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 79th Street & Penelope Avenue 260 feet
- Penelope Avenue & 77th Place 260 feet
- 78th Street & Juniper Boulevard South 490 feet
- 78th Street & Furmanville Avenue 510 feet
- 77th Street & Penelope Avenue 520 feet
- 80th Street & Penelope Avenue 530 feet
- 79th Street & Juniper Boulevard South 670 feet
- Furmanville Avenue & 77th Place 690 feet
See every intersection along 78th Street or Penelope Avenue.