141st Street & 72nd Road
The five-way junction of 141st Street and 72nd Road is 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. The stele “Haym Salomon” is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/72 Av, is 1,010 feet away for the Q20, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/72 Av, 1,010 feet away, for the Q20.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/72 Av Q201,010 feetQ20
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
Cycling
- 19 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 station0.4 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2022.
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
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American basswood and the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 141st Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 141st Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 72nd Crescent
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 72nd Crescent
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 72nd Road
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 72nd Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 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, 1976720 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwelve public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 library
Schools and child care
- All My Stars Day-care. Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 51,040 feet
- Positive Beginnings Preschool1,110 feet
- Sholom, Sholom Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,290 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Kew Gardens Hills Library1,220 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,020 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and five 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 141st Street & 72nd Drive 260 feet
- 139th Street & 72nd Road 270 feet
- 141st Street & 72nd Avenue 270 feet
- 137th Street & 72nd Road 500 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 141st Street 530 feet
- 141st Street & 71st Road 530 feet
- 72nd Drive & 72nd Crescent 590 feet
- 141st Street & 73rd Terrace 700 feet
See every intersection along 141st Street, 72nd Crescent or 72nd Road.