79th Street & Pitkin Avenue
The four-way crossing of 79th Street and Pitkin Avenue is in Ozone Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Tudor Park is 1,010 feet away. The nearest subway, 80 St, is about five minutes on foot, for the A. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 80 St, 1,230 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 80 St A1,230 feetA
Next trains at this station
Manhattan
1 line- A …
Outbound
1 line- A …
Also within a walk
- Grant Av A0.4 milesA
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “SOAR” (2016) by Mia Pearlman at the 80 St station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Pitkin Av/79 St, 100 feet away, for the Q112.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Pitkin Av/79 St Q112100 feetQ112
Next buses at this stop
- Q112 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Belt Parkway eastbound at Cross Bay Boulevard, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 519 Autumn Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 2797 Linden Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11417
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 10
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 106
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Ozone Park
- Elevation
- 21 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 1935 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Pitkin Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Judge Angelo Graci Triangle970 feet
- Tudor Park1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- Golden Farms Supermarket0.3 miles
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Street & Pitkin Avenue 280 feet
- 80th Street & Pitkin Avenue 290 feet
- 77th Street & Pitkin Avenue 540 feet
- 79th Street & Glenmore Avenue 560 feet
- 77th Street & Old South Road 640 feet
- 79th Street & Sutter Avenue 650 feet
- 78th Street & Belmont Avenue 740 feet
- 78th Street & Glenmore Avenue 760 feet
See every intersection along 79th Street or Pitkin Avenue.