83rd Street & Penelope Avenue
The four-way crossing of 83rd Street and Penelope Avenue 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. Jewish Center of Forest Hills West is 780 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Penelope Av/83 Pl, is 160 feet away for the Q38, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Penelope Av/83 Pl, 160 feet away, for the Q38.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Penelope Av/83 Pl Q38160 feetQ38
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 64-01 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.1 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2022.
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
- 81 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
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 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Penelope Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Adapt Community Network Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K780 feet
- Ucp of NYC - Forest Hills West Schl School950 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park840 feet
Houses of worship
- Jewish Center of Forest Hills West House of worship780 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,260 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and two food stores.
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Penelope Avenue & 82nd Place 260 feet
- Penelope Avenue & 83rd Place 260 feet
- 84th Street & Penelope Avenue 520 feet
- 82nd Place & Cowles Court 520 feet
- 83rd Street & 64th Road 520 feet
- Penelope Avenue & Dry Harbor Road 620 feet
- 64th Road & 82nd Place 780 feet
- 81st Street & Penelope Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 83rd Street or Penelope Avenue.