79th Street & 77th Avenue
The three-way junction of 79th Street and 77th Avenue is in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Pinocchio Playground is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 80 St/77 Rd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q29, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, 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/77 Rd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q29.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 80 St/77 Rd Q290.3 milesQ29
Next buses at this stop
- Q29 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-13 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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 April 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale
- Elevation
- 77 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 77th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-7PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Pinocchio Playground1,170 feet
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center1,310 feet
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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Street & 77th Avenue 250 feet
- 76th Street & 77th Avenue 500 feet
- 77th Avenue & 79th Place 510 feet
- 76th Street & Edsall Avenue 660 feet
- 77th Road & 79th Place 760 feet
- 79th Street & 78th Avenue 770 feet
- 75th Street & Edsall Avenue 930 feet
- 78th Street & 78th Avenue 970 feet
See every intersection along 77th Avenue or 79th Street.