45th Avenue & 72nd Street
The three-way junction of 45th 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. P.S. 012 James B. Colgate is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Queens Blvd/45 Av, is 530 feet away for the Q60, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/45 Av, 530 feet away, for the Q60.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/45 Av Q60530 feetQ60
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 72 St & Woodside Ave 19 docks in all870 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 1,270 feet by car along the streets.
- 72-02 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 188 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2016 and November 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 45th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 7AM-7:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-9AM
East side of 72nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 72nd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at P.S. 12 James P. Colgate.
- Winged Shadows Sculpture by Robert Adzema, 1987740 feet
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 schools
- 1 public space
Schools and child care
- Rainbow Christian Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K590 feet
- P.S. 012 James B. Colgate School710 feet
- P.S. 437 Pre-K1,000 feet
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- Jackson Heights SDA School1,210 feet
- Tiegerman School at Woodside School1,260 feet
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 70-20 47th Avenue Pre-K center1,260 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at 69-02 Queens Boulevard Public space980 feet
Houses of worship
- Adventist Jackson Heights Church House of worship1,030 feet
- St Marys Romanian Orthodox Church House of worship1,090 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 72nd Street & 44th Avenue 280 feet
- 45th Avenue & 70th Street 510 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 72nd Street 560 feet
- 45th Avenue & 74th Street 580 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 70th Street 630 feet
- 72nd Street & Woodside Avenue 820 feet
- 74th Street & 44th Avenue 830 feet
- 46th Avenue & 74th Street 860 feet
See every intersection along 45th Avenue or 72nd Street.