Queens Boulevard & 78th Avenue

Queens Boulevard and 78th Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 42 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Borough Hall Post Office is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, is about a minute on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are ten public places, two of them schools, and 26 places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1939 and 1941, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
13 hurt
42 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Kew Gardens-Union Tpke
170 feet · 1 min on foot · E, F
Nearest bus stop
80 feet
Queens Blvd/78 Av · Q45, Q46, Q48
Within a walk
10 places
2 schools, 2 trade or language schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queens Boulevard & 78th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, 170 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  1. Kew Gardens-Union Tpke E, F
    170 feet
    E F

Next trains at this station

Jamaica
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …

Also within a walk

  1. 75 Av E, F
    0.3 miles
    E F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/78 Av, 80 feet away, for the Q45, Q46 and Q48.

  • 14 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/78 Av Q45, Q46, Q48
    80 feet
    Q45 Q46 Q48

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q45 …
  2. Q46 …
  3. Q48 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 23 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd N & 78 Ave 24 docks in all
    90 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Union Turnpike, 660 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 141-50 Union Turnpike Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 80-25 126th Street Charging for electric cars, 31 Level 2 chargers and three fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 42 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 13 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 9 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, November 2020

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
91 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,200 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 1939 and 1941.

Trees

Nineteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 65 signs on these blocks
  • 20 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and April 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8am to 7pm on Queens Boulevard (south side).

East side of 78th Avenue

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

West side of 78th Avenue

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM SATURDAY 9AM-7PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM

North side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 10 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 401066, 402329, 402918, 405527 and 468338.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Ten public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 schools
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 college
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 older adult center
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Telecom Institute of New York Trade or language school
    170 feet
  2. Plaza College
    740 feet
  3. Ezra Academy School
    750 feet
Show all 6
  1. Kew Forest School
    790 feet
  2. Access Institute Trade or language school
    930 feet
  3. Baby Steps Daycare Center II Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,180 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature
    960 feet
  2. Flushing Meadows Corona Park
    1,190 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road Older adult center
    930 feet
  2. Borough Hall Post Office
    1,040 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    380 feet
  2. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    690 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    250 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    130 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 26 places to eat and four food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 78th Avenue or Queens Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.