79th Street & Calamus Avenue
The three-way junction of 79th Street and Calamus Avenue is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Long Island Mews is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Calamus Av/74 St, is 490 feet away for the Q47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them parks, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Calamus Av/74 St, 490 feet away, for the Q47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Calamus Av/74 St Q47490 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 52-112 79th Street Gas station1,230 feet
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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 February 2023.
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
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
Nine trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2024 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 79th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 79th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Calamus Avenue
- 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.
- 3 parks
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Saint Adalbert Catholic Academy School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park1,110 feet
- Grand Slope Park1,150 feet
- Long Island Mews Playground1,180 feet
Show all 5
- Elmhurst Park1,270 feet
- Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park Park feature1,310 feet
Houses of worship
- St Aldebert Church House of worship1,200 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center740 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Calamus Avenue & Calamus Circle 180 feet
- Calamus Avenue & Elks Road 390 feet
- 79th Street & Elks Road 460 feet
- 74th Street & Calamus Avenue 480 feet
- Calamus Avenue & Ankener Avenue 620 feet
- 74th Street & 52nd Avenue 730 feet
- 74th Street & 51st Drive 770 feet
- 79th Street & Ankener Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along 79th Street or Calamus Avenue.