79th Street & Elks Road
The three-way junction of 79th Street and Elks Road is in Elmhurst, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Grand Slope is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 79 St/Grand Av, is 690 feet away for the Q47, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and four places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 79 St/Grand Av, 690 feet away, for the Q47.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 79 St/Grand Av Q47690 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 7 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 52-112 79th Street Gas station780 feet
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2016.
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
- 56 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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hardy rubber tree.
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 September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 79th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix 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
Schools and child care
- Kidz Village Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K890 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Elmhurst Park810 feet
- Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park Park feature850 feet
- Elmhurst Park Playground980 feet
Show all 4
- Grand Slope Park1,250 feet
Houses of worship
- St Aldebert Church House of worship1,230 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center430 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 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:
- 79th Street & Ankener Avenue 310 feet
- 79th Street & Calamus Avenue 460 feet
- Calamus Avenue & Elks Road 500 feet
- 82nd Street & Ankener Avenue 580 feet
- Calamus Avenue & Calamus Circle 640 feet
- Calamus Avenue & Ankener Avenue 720 feet
- 79th Street & Grand Avenue 750 feet
- 82nd Street & Grand Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along 79th Street or Elks Road.