71st Avenue & Austin Street

The four-way crossing of 71st Avenue and Austin Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 29 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Ridgewood Savings Bank stands 660 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Hills-71 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them religious buildings, and 82 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1931 and 1966, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
8 hurt
29 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Forest Hills-71 Av
440 feet · 2 min on foot · E, F, M, R
Nearest bus stop
500 feet
Queens Blvd/71 Av · Q60
Within a walk
13 places
3 religious buildings, 3 trade or language schools and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
71st Avenue & Austin Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Forest Hills-71 Av, 440 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Forest Hills-71 Av E, F, M, R
    440 feet
    E F M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
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Manhattan
4 lines
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Also within a walk

  1. 75 Av E, F
    0.4 miles
    E F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/71 Av, 500 feet away, for the Q60.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/71 Av Q60 · Shelter
    500 feet
    Q60
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Austin St & 70 Rd 23 docks in all
    310 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Grand Central Parkway & 72nd Road, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    850 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 29 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 3 of those hurt, on foot
  • 3 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, August 2015
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, April 2017
  • Turn calming, August 2022
  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

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
61 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1966.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 108 signs on these blocks
  • 27 different rules
  • 8 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and July 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 10pm on Austin Street (both sides), and as 3 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 10pm on Austin Street (north side).

East side of 71st Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-4PM 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • Metered parking 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-1PM 30 MINUTE LIMIT

West side of 71st Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-7PM
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-1PM 30 MINUTE LIMIT 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-4PM 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 400996, 400997, 404871, 463412 and 469385.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modern Classical, and built between 1939 and 1940.

  1. Ridgewood Savings Bank Designated landmark
    660 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in MacDonald Park.

  1. Gerald MacDonald Statue by Frederic De Henwood, 1934
    740 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 religious buildings
  • 3 trade or language schools
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. American Training Center Trade or language school
    700 feet
  2. One Stop Academy Trade or language school
    820 feet
  3. Achieve Beyond Preschool
    970 feet
Show all 4
  1. Austin Medical Assistant Training LL Trade or language school
    1,050 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Charlotte's Way - South Jamaica II Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    560 feet
  2. MacDonald Park
    800 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Forest Hills Library
    970 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Forest Hills Jewish Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,010 feet
  2. First Church Christ Scientist Forest Hills House of worship
    1,180 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Forest Hills Post Office Listed historic place
    950 feet
  2. Older adult center at 106-06 Queens Boulevard Older adult center
    1,080 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    60 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    170 feet
  3. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    220 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    630 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    760 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    730 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 82 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 71st Avenue or Austin Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.