79th Street & Ankener Avenue
The three-way junction of 79th Street and Ankener Avenue is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park is 540 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 79 St/Grand Av, is 370 feet away for the Q47, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 79 St/Grand Av, 370 feet away, for the Q47.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 79 St/Grand Av Q47370 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 52-112 79th Street Gas station470 feet
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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 November 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11373
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 110
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 79th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Kidz Village Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K620 feet
- Saint Adalbert Catholic Academy School1,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Elmhurst Park500 feet
- Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park Park feature540 feet
- Elmhurst Park Playground670 feet
Show all 4
- Grand Slope Park1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- St Aldebert Church House of worship990 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,270 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center340 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 79th Street & Elks Road 310 feet
- 82nd Street & Ankener Avenue 310 feet
- 79th Street & Grand Avenue 440 feet
- 82nd Street & Grand Avenue 580 feet
- 80th Street & Grand Avenue 750 feet
- 79th Street & Calamus Avenue 770 feet
- Calamus Avenue & Ankener Avenue 780 feet
- Calamus Avenue & Elks Road 810 feet
See every intersection along 79th Street or Ankener Avenue.