81st Avenue & Kew Gardens Road
The four-way crossing of 81st Avenue and Kew Gardens Road is in Kew Gardens, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. P.S. 099 Kew Gardens is 1,020 feet away. The nearest subway, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, is about two minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them schools, and 17 places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1926 and 1951, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, 410 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Kew Gardens-Union Tpke E, F410 feetE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Kew Gardens Rd/80 Rd, 240 feet away, for the Q10 and Q80.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kew Gardens Rd/80 Rd Q10, Q80 · Shelter240 feetQ10 Q80
Next buses at this stop
- Q10 …
- Q80 …
Cycling
A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on Kew Gardens Road.
- 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd N & 78 Ave 24 docks in all1,230 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Union Turnpike, 730 feet by car along the streets.
- 85-10 126th Street Gas station0.8 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers0.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11415
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 9
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 102
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens
- Elevation
- 98 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1926 and 1951.
Since 2014 at least 16 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and March 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 81st Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
South side of 81st Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10AM-11:30AM
West side of Kew Gardens Road
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10AM-11:30AM
- Taxi stand 1 sign TAXI STAND
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 464634.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 schools
- 1 college
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 post office
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Access Institute Trade or language school640 feet
- Ezra Academy School920 feet
- Beth Gavriel DCC Preschool, ages 2 to 5940 feet
Show all 6
- P.S. 099 Kew Gardens School1,020 feet
- Plaza College1,290 feet
- Kew Forest School1,300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Borough Hall Post Office440 feet
- Older adult center at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road Older adult center640 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch760 feet
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,200 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 17 places to eat and five food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 82nd Avenue & Kew Gardens Road 260 feet
- Kew Gardens Road & 80th Road 260 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 80th Road 400 feet
- Kew Gardens Road & 82nd Road 530 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Kew Gardens Road 620 feet
- Jackie Robinson Parkway & Queens Boulevard 710 feet
- Austin Street & 81st Avenue 780 feet
- Kew Gardens Road & Mowbray Drive 810 feet
See every intersection along 81st Avenue or Kew Gardens Road.