79th Street & 62nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 79th Street and 62nd Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. 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 540 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 80 St/Juniper Blvd North, is 870 feet away for the Q47, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and five places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 80 St/Juniper Blvd North, 870 feet away, for the Q47.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 80 St/Juniper Blvd North Q47870 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers1.1 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 September 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
- 97 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 1940 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park540 feet
- Juniper North Playground780 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket960 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy1,250 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Street & 62nd Avenue 260 feet
- 80th Street & 62nd Avenue 270 feet
- 79th Street & Juniper Boulevard North 490 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 77th Place 520 feet
- 81st Street & 62nd Avenue 540 feet
- 78th Street & Juniper Boulevard North 600 feet
- Juniper Boulevard North & 77th Place 720 feet
- 77th Street & 62nd Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 62nd Avenue or 79th Street.