41st Avenue & 72nd Street

The three-way junction of 41st Avenue and 72nd Street is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Adventist Jackson Heights Church is 1,100 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway, is about four minutes on foot, for the 7, E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, 11 of them religious buildings, and 48 places to eat. About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
15 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway
1,110 feet · 4 min on foot · 7, E, F, M, R
Nearest bus stop
1,070 feet
Woodside Av/72 St · Q47
Within a walk
19 places
11 religious buildings, 2 gardens and 5 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
41st 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, 1,110 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway 7, E, F, M, R
    1,110 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. 69 St 7
    0.3 miles
    7
  2. 65 St M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

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 Woodside Av/72 St, 1,070 feet away, for the Q47.

  • 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Woodside Av/72 St Q47
    1,070 feet
    Q47

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 41st Avenue.

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 72 St & 41 Ave 26 docks in all
    170 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at 37th Road & Brooklyn Queens Expressway Service Road, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 72-02 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station
    1,290 feet
  2. 35-58 72nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.4 miles
  3. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.8 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 4 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 2 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11377
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
25 and 26 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Police precinct
108 and 110 (the boundary runs through this corner)
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
64 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 9 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 37 signs on these blocks
  • 13 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and July 2024; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 41st Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 41st Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM

East side of 72nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 72nd Street

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 467211 and 467843.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 11 religious buildings
  • 2 gardens
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 2 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Ace Institute of Technology Trade or language school
    950 feet
  2. Jackson Heights SDA School
    1,070 feet
  3. P.S. 012 James B. Colgate School
    1,270 feet
Show all 4
  1. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 75-01 Broadway Pre-K center
    1,300 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Nine Heroes Plaza
    1,150 feet
  2. Queens New Roots (East) Garden
    1,180 feet
  3. Queens New Roots (West) Garden
    1,230 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Diversity Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    1,140 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Adventist Jackson Heights Church House of worship
    1,100 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 48 places to eat and 11 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 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 41st Avenue or 72nd Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.