88th Street & 79th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 88th Street and 79th Avenue is in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Park is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/88 St, is 1,080 feet away for the Q55, 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 two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/88 St, 1,080 feet away, for the Q55.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/88 St Q551,080 feetQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Myrtle Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 89-07 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Charging for electric cars, seven fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale
- Elevation
- 84 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 64 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 79th Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
West side of 88th Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S./I.S. 113 Anthony J. Pranzo School370 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Bandshell in Forest Park Park feature1,180 feet
- Forest Park1,180 feet
Shopping centers
- The Shops at Atlas Park Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 88th Street & 78th Avenue 210 feet
- Union Turnpike & 88th Street 290 feet
- 87th Street & 79th Avenue 450 feet
- 87th Street & 78th Avenue 530 feet
- 88th Street & 77th Avenue 560 feet
- 88th Street & 81st Avenue 570 feet
- 87th Street & 77th Avenue 740 feet
- Union Turnpike & 87th Street 760 feet
See every intersection along 79th Avenue or 88th Street.