Penelope Avenue & 82nd Place
Penelope Avenue and 82nd Place meet at a four-way crossing in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. P.S. 049 Dorothy Bonawit Kole is 1,070 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Penelope Av/Dry Harbor Rd, is 260 feet away for the Q38, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Penelope Av/Dry Harbor Rd, 260 feet away, for the Q38.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Penelope Av/Dry Harbor Rd Q38260 feetQ38
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1 mile 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 three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
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
- 82 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 38 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 between July 2025 and February 2026, 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 listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Adapt Community Network Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K680 feet
- Ucp of NYC - Forest Hills West Schl School690 feet
- P.S. 049 Dorothy Bonawit Kole School1,070 feet
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- Be Kind Training Center Trade or language school1,190 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park580 feet
Houses of worship
- Jewish Center of Forest Hills West House of worship680 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 83rd Street & Penelope Avenue 260 feet
- 82nd Place & Cowles Court 260 feet
- Penelope Avenue & Dry Harbor Road 360 feet
- Penelope Avenue & 83rd Place 520 feet
- 81st Street & Penelope Avenue 520 feet
- 64th Road & 82nd Place 520 feet
- Juniper Boulevard South & Dry Harbor Road 530 feet
- Dry Harbor Road & Cowles Court 620 feet
See every intersection along 82nd Place or Penelope Avenue.