70th Street & Calamus Avenue
The three-way junction of 70th Street and Calamus Avenue is in Woodside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Calamus Av/71 St, is 220 feet away for the Q47, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and six places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1975, 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, 220 feet away, for the Q47.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Calamus Av/71 St Q47220 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Tyler Ave & Maurice Ave 19 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,050 feet
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard 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 April 2016.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 26 and 30 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 104 and 108 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 39 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1975.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American elm and the hedge maple.
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 October 2024 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Calamus Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Calamus Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Denizko Daycare Pre-K610 feet
- P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan School950 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park1,240 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Street & Calamus Avenue 270 feet
- 69th Place & Calamus Avenue 280 feet
- 51st Avenue & 70th Street 290 feet
- 51st Avenue & 69th Place 410 feet
- 70th Street & 52nd Avenue 440 feet
- 72nd Street & Calamus Avenue 530 feet
- 69th Street & Maurice Avenue 530 feet
- 51st Avenue & 71st Street 570 feet
See every intersection along 70th Street or Calamus Avenue.