45th Avenue & 74th Street

The four-way crossing of 45th Avenue and 74th Street is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 20 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jackson Heights SDA School is 1,210 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway, is about eight minutes on foot, for the 7, E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and two places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
3 hurt
20 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway
0.4 miles · 8 min on foot · 7, E, F, M, R
Nearest bus stop
580 feet
Queens Blvd/74 St · Q60
Within a walk
11 places
7 religious buildings, 2 day care or pre-K sites and 1 more kind, within five minutes

Map

Layers
45th Avenue & 74th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway 7, E, F, M, R
    0.4 miles
    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. Elmhurst Av M, R
    0.5 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 Queens Blvd/74 St, 580 feet away, for the Q60.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/74 St Q60 · Shelter
    580 feet
    Q60
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A signed bike route shared with traffic runs on 74th Street.

  • 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 76 St & 45 Ave 19 docks in all
    570 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 72-02 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 20 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 3 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 4
City Council district
25
Police precinct
110
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
72 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 110 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 40 signs on these blocks
  • 10 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2015 and November 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 45th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 45th Avenue

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of 74th Street

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 74th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 schools

Schools and child care

  1. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 46-16 76th Street Pre-K center
    750 feet
  2. Rainbow Christian Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,090 feet
  3. Jackson Heights SDA School
    1,210 feet
Show all 4
  1. P.S. 012 James B. Colgate School
    1,270 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St Marys Romanian Orthodox Church House of worship
    730 feet
  2. Adventist Jackson Heights Church House of worship
    1,020 feet

Supermarkets

  1. SF Supermarket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

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 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 45th Avenue or 74th 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, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.