79th Avenue & 152nd Street
The three-way junction of 79th Avenue and 152nd Street is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Al-Mamoor School is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/150 St, is 630 feet away for the Q45, QM1, QM5 and five more, and 14 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/150 St, 630 feet away, for the Q45, QM1, QM5, QM6 and four more.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/150 St Q45, QM1, QM5, QM6 +4 · Shelter630 feetQ45 QM1 QM5 QM6 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q45 …
- QM1 …
- QM5 …
- QM6 …
- QM7 …
- QM8 …
- QM31 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 146-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.3 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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 May 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills
- Elevation
- 75 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1973.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 152nd Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 152nd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 79th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Al-Mamoor School990 feet
- Yeshiva Ketana of Queens School1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and four food stores.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 153rd Street & 79th Avenue 260 feet
- 150th Street & 79th Avenue 420 feet
- 153rd Street & 78th Road 520 feet
- 150th Street & 78th Road 680 feet
- 149th Street & 79th Avenue 690 feet
- 78th Avenue & 153rd Street 770 feet
- Parsons Boulevard & 79th Avenue 780 feet
- Union Turnpike & 150th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 152nd Street or 79th Avenue.