Penelope Avenue & 83rd Place
Penelope Avenue and 83rd 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. Fleetwood Triangle is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Penelope Av/83 Pl, is 110 feet away for the Q38, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and four places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Penelope Av/83 Pl, 110 feet away, for the Q38.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Penelope Av/83 Pl Q38110 feetQ38
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 64-01 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
- 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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 78 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2025 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Penelope Avenue
- No standing 1 sign 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 listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Adapt Community Network Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,040 feet
- Ucp of NYC - Forest Hills West Schl School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fleetwood Triangle1,060 feet
- Juniper Valley Park1,100 feet
Houses of worship
- Jewish Center of Forest Hills West House of worship1,040 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket1,000 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two food stores.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 84th Street & Penelope Avenue 260 feet
- 83rd Street & Penelope Avenue 260 feet
- Penelope Avenue & 82nd Place 520 feet
- Penelope Avenue & 84th Place 520 feet
- 64th Road & 83rd Place 520 feet
- 84th Place & Fleet Court 770 feet
- 84th Street & 64th Road 780 feet
- 84th Place & Dana Court 780 feet
See every intersection along 83rd Place or Penelope Avenue.