79th Street & Penelope Avenue
The four-way crossing of 79th Street and Penelope Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Juniper Valley Park is 450 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Penelope Av/79 St, is 40 feet away for the Q38, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and six places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Penelope Av/79 St, 40 feet away, for the Q38.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Penelope Av/79 St Q3840 feetQ38
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 64-01 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1.3 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 January 2023.
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
- 113 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1930 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 63 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 May 2016 and December 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 79th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Penelope Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 049 Dorothy Bonawit Kole School330 feet
- Adapt Community Network Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park450 feet
- Juniper North Playground770 feet
Houses of worship
- Jewish Center of Forest Hills West House of worship1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.5 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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Street & Penelope Avenue 260 feet
- 80th Street & Penelope Avenue 270 feet
- 79th Street & Juniper Boulevard South 410 feet
- Penelope Avenue & 77th Place 520 feet
- 80th Street & Cowles Court 530 feet
- 81st Street & Penelope Avenue 540 feet
- 80th Street & Juniper Boulevard South 590 feet
- 79th Street & Furmanville Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along 79th Street or Penelope Avenue.