51st Avenue & 72nd Place at 51st Road
The four-way crossing of 51st Avenue, 72nd Place and 51st Road is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Long Island Mews is 160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Calamus Av/71 St, is 970 feet away for the Q47, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Calamus Av/71 St, 970 feet away, for the Q47.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Calamus Av/71 St Q47970 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd & Albion Ave 21 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-33 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,080 feet
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
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)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 22 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of 51st Road
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Books & Rattles - Peek a Boo School960 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park160 feet
- Long Island Mews Playground400 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Place 50 feet
- 51st Avenue & 51st Road 120 feet
- 72nd Place & 51st Drive 250 feet
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Street 260 feet
- 72nd Place & Calamus Avenue 520 feet
- 51st Avenue & 71st Street 520 feet
- 51st Avenue & 73rd Place 620 feet
- 72nd Street & Calamus Avenue 780 feet
See every intersection along 51st Avenue, 51st Road or 72nd Place.