137th Street & 72nd Road
The three-way junction of 137th Street and 72nd Road is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Flushing Meadows Corona Park is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/72 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q20, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, four of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/72 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q20.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/72 Av Q200.3 milesQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & Union Turnpike, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 72-31 Main Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2024.
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
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 137th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 137th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 72nd Road
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park1,060 feet
- Queens Valley Playground1,070 feet
- Albert H. Mauro Playground1,080 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 139th Street & 72nd Road 240 feet
- 141st Street & 72nd Road 500 feet
- 137th Street & 73rd Terrace 510 feet
- 136th Street & 73rd Terrace 730 feet
- 141st Street & 72nd Drive 760 feet
- 141st Street & 72nd Avenue 760 feet
- 75th Road & 137th Street 770 feet
- 139th Street & 73rd Terrace 770 feet
See every intersection along 137th Street or 72nd Road.