51st Avenue & 72nd Place
The four-way crossing of 51st Avenue and 72nd Place is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Long Island Mews is 150 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 station0.4 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,030 feet
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
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 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2015 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 2 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 School910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park150 feet
- Long Island Mews Playground410 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Place at 51st Road 50 feet
- 51st Avenue & 51st Road 180 feet
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Street 270 feet
- 72nd Place & 51st Drive 300 feet
- 51st Avenue & 71st Street 530 feet
- 51st Avenue & 73rd Place 560 feet
- 72nd Place & Calamus Avenue 570 feet
- 72nd Street & Calamus Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along 51st Avenue or 72nd Place.