51st Avenue & 72nd Street
The four-way crossing of 51st Avenue and 72nd Street is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. In 2025, 275 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Long Island Mews is 420 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Calamus Av/71 St, is 710 feet away for the Q47, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Calamus Av/71 St, 710 feet away, for the Q47.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Calamus Av/71 St Q47710 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd & Albion Ave 21 docks in all0.5 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 chargers760 feet
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 275 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,505th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 121 more were issued.
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
- 23 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Exclamation' London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and January 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of 51st Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Books & Rattles - Peek a Boo School1,170 feet
- Denizko Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park420 feet
- Long Island Mews Playground660 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 and one food store.
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 & 71st Street 260 feet
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Place at 51st Road 260 feet
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Place 270 feet
- 51st Avenue & 51st Road 390 feet
- 72nd Place & 51st Drive 510 feet
- 72nd Street & Calamus Avenue 520 feet
- 51st Avenue & 70th Street 540 feet
- 71st Street & Calamus Avenue 690 feet
See every intersection along 51st Avenue or 72nd Street.