141st Street & 72nd Drive
The three-way junction of 141st Street and 72nd Drive 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. Kew Gardens Hills Library is 970 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/73 Av, is 850 feet away for the Q20 and Q44 SBS, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/73 Av, 850 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/73 Av Q20, Q44 SBS · Shelter850 feetQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
- 15 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, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 72-31 Main Street Gas station0.3 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 August 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
- 58 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 between 1940 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 141st Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 72nd Drive
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 72nd Drive
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-7PM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at Haym Solomon Memorial.
- Haym Salomon Stele, 1976740 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 library
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- All My Stars Day-care. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5790 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Freedom Square Playground1,250 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Kew Gardens Hills Library970 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and six food stores.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 141st Street & 72nd Road 260 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 141st Street 270 feet
- 72nd Drive & 72nd Crescent 350 feet
- 141st Street & 73rd Terrace 440 feet
- 139th Street & 72nd Road 520 feet
- 141st Street & 72nd Avenue 520 feet
- 139th Street & 73rd Terrace 620 feet
- Main Street & 72nd Drive 650 feet
See every intersection along 141st Street or 72nd Drive.