Vleigh Place & 78th Drive
Vleigh Place and 78th Drive meet at a three-way junction in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Judge Moses Weinstein Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl, is 280 feet away for the Q45, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1940, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl, 280 feet away, for the Q45.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Union Tpke/Vleigh Pl Q45 · Shelter280 feetQ45
Next buses at this stop
- Q45 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 300 feet by car along the streets.
- 146-15 Union Turnpike Gas station0.6 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1 mile
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- Elevation
- 77 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 in 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 56 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 78th Drive
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 78th Drive
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Vleigh Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Steppingstone Day School Preschool740 feet
- North Queens Community High School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Judge Moses Weinstein Playground40 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Family Dollar Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 78th Road & Vleigh Place 260 feet
- Union Turnpike & Vleigh Place 280 feet
- 141st Street & Vleigh Place 490 feet
- 141st Street & 78th Avenue at Vleigh Place 530 feet
- 138th Street & 78th Drive 670 feet
- 141st Street & 78th Road 690 feet
- 141st Street & 78th Avenue 760 feet
- 77th Road & Vleigh Place 800 feet
See every intersection along 78th Drive or Vleigh Place.