70th Avenue & Manse Street
The four-way crossing of 70th Avenue and Manse Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy is 880 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/70 Rd, is 890 feet away for the Q23 and Q54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/70 Rd, 890 feet away, for the Q23 and Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/70 Rd Q23, Q54890 feetQ23 Q54
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station1,100 feet
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2022.
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
- 55 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 72 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 70th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign 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 Manse Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Manse 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 listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 library
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy School880 feet
- P.S. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen School1,300 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- North Forest Park Library850 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady Mercy RC Church House of worship660 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and four food stores.
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 nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 70th Avenue & Nansen Street 260 feet
- 70th Avenue & Loubet Street 260 feet
- 70th Avenue & Olcott Street 520 feet
- 70th Avenue & Kessel Street 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & Manse Street 660 feet
- 71st Avenue & Manse Street 670 feet
- 70th Avenue & Juno Street 780 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 70th Avenue 900 feet
See every intersection along 70th Avenue or Manse Street.