81st Street & Penelope Avenue
The three-way junction of 81st Street and Penelope Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Juniper North Playground is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Penelope Av/Dry Harbor Rd, is 150 feet away for the Q38, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1940, 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/Dry Harbor Rd, 150 feet away, for the Q38.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Penelope Av/Dry Harbor Rd Q38150 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 mile by car along the streets.
- 64-01 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2018.
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
- 100 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Penelope Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 School550 feet
- Adapt Community Network Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K750 feet
- Ucp of NYC - Forest Hills West Schl School830 feet
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- Be Kind Training Center Trade or language school1,000 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park290 feet
- Juniper North Playground1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- Jewish Center of Forest Hills West House of worship750 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and one food store.
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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Penelope Avenue & Dry Harbor Road 160 feet
- 81st Street & Juniper Boulevard South 240 feet
- 80th Street & Penelope Avenue 270 feet
- Juniper Boulevard South & Dry Harbor Road 340 feet
- Dry Harbor Road & Cowles Court 430 feet
- Penelope Avenue & 82nd Place 520 feet
- 80th Street & Juniper Boulevard South 520 feet
- 80th Street & Cowles Court 530 feet
See every intersection along 81st Street or Penelope Avenue.