150th Street & 72nd Drive
The four-way crossing of 150th Street and 72nd Drive is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Vleigh Playground is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kissena Blvd/Aguilar Av, is 1,200 feet away for the Q25, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, four of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1952, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kissena Blvd/Aguilar Av, 1,200 feet away, for the Q25.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kissena Blvd/Aguilar Av Q251,200 feetQ25
Next buses at this stop
- Q25 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 150th Street.
- 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 72-31 Main Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 112-01 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.8 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2023.
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
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,800 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 between 1950 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 32 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and October 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 150th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
West side of 150th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 72nd Drive
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 72nd Drive
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 college
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Yeshivat Bnei Torah School750 feet
- Congregation Ahavas Yisroel of Kew Gardens Hills Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K840 feet
- Touro University - Kew Gardens College950 feet
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- P.S. 165 Edith K. Bergtraum School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Vleigh Playground1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Aron's Kissena Farms Supermarket1,230 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 150th Street & 73rd Avenue 260 feet
- 150th Street & 72nd Road 260 feet
- 150th Street & 72nd Avenue 500 feet
- 150th Street & 75th Avenue 520 feet
- 153rd Street & 72nd Drive 670 feet
- 147th Street & 72nd Drive 670 feet
- 150th Street & 71st Road 750 feet
- 150th Street & 75th Road 780 feet
See every intersection along 150th Street or 72nd Drive.