70th Avenue & Harrow Street
The four-way crossing of 70th Avenue and Harrow Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Our Lady Mercy RC Church is 690 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 Av/Groton St, is 920 feet away for the Q23, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 Av/Groton St, 920 feet away, for the Q23.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 Av/Groton St Q23920 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills
- Elevation
- 57 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 31 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2015 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 70th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 70th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Harrow Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Harrow Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy School900 feet
- P.S. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen School1,040 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady Mercy RC Church House of worship690 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 70th Avenue & Ingram Street 260 feet
- 70th Avenue & Groton Street 260 feet
- 70th Avenue & Juno Street 520 feet
- 70th Avenue & Fleet Street 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & Harrow Street 660 feet
- 71st Avenue & Harrow Street 670 feet
- 70th Avenue & Exeter Street 780 feet
- 70th Avenue & Kessel Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 70th Avenue or Harrow Street.