Park Drive East & 78th Drive
Park Drive East and 78th Drive meet at a three-way junction in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, at the edge of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Judge Moses Weinstein Playground is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl, is 0.3 miles away for the Q45, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl, 0.3 miles away, for the Q45.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl Q45 · Shelter0.3 milesQ45
Next buses at this stop
- Q45 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 146-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.8 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills; the corner is on the edge of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park area
- Elevation
- 48 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 70 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 in 1940.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Japanese zelkova and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 78th Drive
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 78th Drive
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Park Drive East
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park410 feet
- Judge Moses Weinstein Playground1,190 feet
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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Park Drive East & 78th Road 250 feet
- Union Turnpike Pedestrian and Bike Path & Jackie Robinson Parkway 330 feet
- 138th Street & 78th Drive 490 feet
- 138th Street & 78th Road 750 feet
- 77th Avenue & Park Drive East 910 feet
- 78th Avenue & 138th Street 1,130 feet
- Vleigh Place & 78th Drive 1,160 feet
- Union Turnpike & Vleigh Place 1,280 feet
See every intersection along 78th Drive or Park Drive East.