79th Street & Queens Midtown Expressway
The three-way junction of 79th Street and Queens Midtown Expressway 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. Crowley Playground is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 80 St/58 Av, is 810 feet away for the Q47, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1960, 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/58 Av, 810 feet away, for the Q47.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 80 St/58 Av Q47810 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Queens Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 52-112 79th Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 89-30 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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 September 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
- 91 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1960.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the maidenhair tree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Crowley Playground1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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:
- 80th Street & Queens Midtown Expressway 300 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 80th Street 420 feet
- 78th Street & 57th Road 560 feet
- 80th Street & 57th Avenue 580 feet
- 79th Street & 58th Avenue 590 feet
- 81st Street & Queens Midtown Expressway 600 feet
- 78th Street & 58th Avenue 830 feet
- 80th Street & 58th Avenue 860 feet
See every intersection along 79th Street or Queens Midtown Expressway.