80th Street & Penelope Avenue
The four-way crossing of 80th Street and Penelope Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 049 Dorothy Bonawit Kole is 280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 80 St/Penelope Av, is 60 feet away for the Q47, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 80 St/Penelope Av, 60 feet away, for the Q47.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 80 St/Penelope Av Q4760 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 80th Street.
- 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 64-01 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2016
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
- 109 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 62 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2016 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 80th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Penelope Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 049 Dorothy Bonawit Kole School280 feet
- Adapt Community Network Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,020 feet
- Be Kind Training Center Trade or language school1,060 feet
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- Ucp of NYC - Forest Hills West Schl School1,100 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park360 feet
- Juniper North Playground970 feet
Houses of worship
- Jewish Center of Forest Hills West House of worship1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and one food store.
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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 80th Street & Cowles Court 260 feet
- 79th Street & Penelope Avenue 270 feet
- 81st Street & Penelope Avenue 270 feet
- 80th Street & Juniper Boulevard South 320 feet
- Penelope Avenue & Dry Harbor Road 430 feet
- 81st Street & Juniper Boulevard South 510 feet
- 78th Street & Penelope Avenue 530 feet
- 80th Street & 64th Road 530 feet
See every intersection along 80th Street or Penelope Avenue.