Austin Street & 76th Drive
Austin Street and 76th Drive meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ehrenreich-Austin Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, 75 Av, is about five minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 12 places to eat. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1940, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 75 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 75 Av E, F0.3 milesE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Also within a walk
- Kew Gardens-Union Tpke E, F0.3 milesE F
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/77 Av, 990 feet away, for the Q60.
- 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/77 Av Q60 · Shelter990 feetQ60
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Austin St & 76 Ave 16 docks in all520 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Union Turnpike, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 141-50 Union Turnpike Gas station1.2 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 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 March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills
- Elevation
- 86 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,700 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 1931 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 76th Drive
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 76th Drive
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Austin Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Baby Steps Daycare Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,110 feet
- Kew Forest School1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ehrenreich-Austin Playground40 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,210 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and one food store.
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 nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Austin Street & 76th Road 260 feet
- 77th Avenue & Austin Street 260 feet
- Austin Street & 77th Road 510 feet
- Austin Street & 76th Avenue 510 feet
- 77th Avenue & Kew Forest Lane 700 feet
- Austin Street & 75th Road 760 feet
- 77th Road & Kew Forest Lane 960 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 76th Road 980 feet
See every intersection along Austin Street.