70th Avenue & Nansen Street
The four-way crossing of 70th Avenue and Nansen 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. North Forest Park Library is 590 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/70 Rd, is 630 feet away for the Q23 and Q54, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/70 Rd, 630 feet away, for the Q23 and Q54.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/70 Rd Q23, Q54630 feetQ23 Q54
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 13 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 station840 feet
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,130 feet
- 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 June 2025.
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
- 62 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2013 and July 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 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 Nansen Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Nansen Street
- No parking 4 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
- 1 library
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy School1,140 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- North Forest Park Library590 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady Mercy RC Church House of worship920 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,070 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and seven 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 70th Avenue & Olcott Street 260 feet
- 70th Avenue & Manse Street 260 feet
- 70th Avenue & Loubet Street 520 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 70th Avenue 640 feet
- 69th Road & Olcott Street 660 feet
- 69th Avenue & Nansen Street 660 feet
- 71st Avenue & Nansen Street 670 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 70th Road 680 feet
See every intersection along 70th Avenue or Nansen Street.