79th Street & Furmanville Avenue
The four-way crossing of 79th Street and Furmanville Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Saint Margaret Catholic Academy is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 80 St/Furmanville Av, is 440 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 religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, 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/Furmanville Av, 440 feet away, for the Q47.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 80 St/Furmanville Av Q47440 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 64-01 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.1 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
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
- 105 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Furmanville Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Furmanville Avenue
- 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 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 park
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Be Kind Training Center Trade or language school730 feet
- P.S. 049 Dorothy Bonawit Kole School940 feet
- Saint Margaret Catholic Academy School1,230 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park1,060 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat.
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:
- 78th Street & Furmanville Avenue 270 feet
- 79th Place & Furmanville Avenue 330 feet
- Furmanville Avenue & 77th Place 530 feet
- 80th Street & Dry Harbor Road 560 feet
- 79th Street & Penelope Avenue 610 feet
- 79th Street & Juniper Valley Road 660 feet
- 78th Street & Penelope Avenue 780 feet
- 82nd Street & Furmanville Avenue 840 feet
See every intersection along 79th Street or Furmanville Avenue.