37th Avenue & 72nd Street

The three-way junction of 37th Avenue and 72nd Street is in Jackson Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. General Hart Playground is 820 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway, is about three minutes on foot, for the 7, E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, four of them religious buildings, and 77 places to eat.

Safety record
1 hurt
2 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway
850 feet · 3 min on foot · 7, E, F, M, R
Nearest bus stop
700 feet
74 St/37 Av · Q47, Q49
Within a walk
8 places
4 religious buildings, 1 nursing home or hospice and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
37th Avenue & 72nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway, 850 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway 7, E, F, M, R
    850 feet
    7 E F M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
5 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
  4. M …
  5. R …
Manhattan
5 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
  4. M …
  5. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 65 St M, R
    1,060 feet
    M R
  2. 69 St 7
    0.3 miles
    7

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Passage” (2004) by Tom Patti at the Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 74 St/37 Av, 700 feet away, for the Q47 and Q49.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 74 St/37 Av Q47, Q49 · Shelter · Countdown sign
    700 feet
    Q47 Q49
    Shelter · Countdown sign

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q47 …
  2. Q49 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 48 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 71 St & 37 Ave 23 docks in all
    180 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 35th Avenue, 1,300 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 63-07 Broadway Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 35-58 72nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    190 feet
  3. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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 November 2023.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11372
Community board
Queens Community Board 3
City Council district
25
Police precinct
115
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jackson Heights
Elevation
60 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A posted limit of 20 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,600 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 1929 and 1962.

Since 2014 at least 47 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 39 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 3 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 37th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 10AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY 9AM-10AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

South side of 37th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 30 MMP COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 10PM-8AM ALL DAYS
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 72nd Street

  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 463471 and 466707.

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 4 religious buildings
  • 1 nursing home or hospice
  • 1 park
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Pigeon Paradise Park
    700 feet
  2. General Hart Playground
    820 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Diversity Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    900 feet

Health care

  1. Regal Heights Rehabilitation and Health Care Center Nursing home or hospice
    1,220 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    570 feet
  2. Santander Bank Bank branch
    720 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,150 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    1,000 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    1,200 feet

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    400 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 77 places to eat and 26 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 19 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 37th Avenue or 72nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.