79th Street & Grand Avenue
The three-way junction of 79th Street and Grand Avenue is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Elmhurst Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 79 St/Grand Av, is 100 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 schools, and five places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 79 St/Grand Av, 100 feet away, for the Q47.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 79 St/Grand Av Q47100 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Grand Avenue.
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 52-112 79th Street Gas stationat this corner
- 56-18 69th Street 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 four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, January 2018
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
- 83 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 204 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the eastern redbud.
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.
West 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 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Kidz Village Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K660 feet
- Saint Adalbert Catholic Academy School1,100 feet
- Maspeth High School1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Elmhurst Park60 feet
- Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park Park feature120 feet
- Elmhurst Park Playground230 feet
Houses of worship
- St Aldebert Church House of worship1,030 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch830 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center380 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 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:
- 79th Street & Ankener Avenue 440 feet
- 80th Street & Grand Avenue 450 feet
- 74th Street & Grand Avenue 610 feet
- 82nd Street & Grand Avenue 620 feet
- 79th Street & Elks Road 750 feet
- 82nd Street & Ankener Avenue 750 feet
- 83rd Street & Grand Avenue 900 feet
- 74th Street & 53rd Road 940 feet
See every intersection along 79th Street or Grand Avenue.