78th Street & Stanley Avenue
The six-way junction of 78th Street and Stanley Avenue is in Howard Beach-Lindenwood, Brooklyn. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. The nearest bus stop, Linden Blvd/78 St, is 0.3 miles away for the B15 and BM5, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1975 and 2005, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Linden Blvd/78 St, 0.3 miles away, for the B15 and BM5.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Linden Blvd/78 St B15, BM50.3 milesB15 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 91-02 South Conduit Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of seven crashes for a Brooklyn corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11208
- Community board
- Brooklyn Community Board 5
- 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)
- Howard Beach-Lindenwood
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1975 and 2005.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the flowering dogwood.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in March 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 78th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Heartshare Human Services of New York Preschool, ages 2 to 51,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Emporium Supermarket0.4 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- Stanley Avenue & Amber Street 270 feet
- 79th Street & 151st Avenue 280 feet
- 80th Street & 151st Avenue 550 feet
- 78th Street & 153rd Avenue 570 feet
- 81st Street & 151st Avenue 810 feet
- 79th Street & 153rd Avenue 850 feet
- 79th Street & 149th Avenue 850 feet
- Loring Avenue & Emerald Street 1,080 feet
See every intersection along 78th Street, Sapphire Street or Stanley Avenue.