89th Avenue & 78th Street

The three-way junction of 89th Avenue and 78th Street is in Woodhaven, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, 75 St-Elderts Ln, is about seven minutes on foot, for the J and Z. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and four places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1920, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Safety record
1 hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
75 St-Elderts Ln
0.4 miles · 7 min on foot · J, Z
Nearest bus stop
0.3 miles
Jamaica Av/77 St · Q56
Within a walk
2 places
2 religious buildings, within five minutes

Map

Layers
89th Avenue & 78th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 75 St-Elderts Ln, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. 75 St-Elderts Ln J, Z
    0.4 miles
    J Z

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. J …
  2. Z …

Also within a walk

  1. 85 St-Forest Pkwy J
    0.5 miles
    J

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Five Points of Observation” (1990) by Kathleen McCarthy at the 75 St-Elderts Ln station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Jamaica Av/77 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q56.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Jamaica Av/77 St Q56
    0.3 miles
    Q56

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q56 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 74-08 Jamaica Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 9325 Rockaway Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger
    1.3 miles
  3. 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11421
Community board
Queens Community Board 9
City Council district
32
Police precinct
102
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Woodhaven
Elevation
38 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 1,000 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 1910 and 1920.

Trees

NYC Parks records 52 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three food stores.

Not on record for this corner:

  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 78th Street or 89th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.