71st Avenue & Groton Street
The six-way junction of 71st Avenue and Groton 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. St Lukes Episcopal Church is 1,070 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Hills-71 Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Forest Hills-71 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 4 lines at the nearest station
- Forest Hills-71 Av E, F, M, R0.4 milesE F M R
Next trains at this station
Outbound
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Manhattan
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Bus
The nearest bus stop is Kessel St/71 Av, 1,070 feet away, for the Q23.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kessel St/71 Av Q231,070 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Austin St & 70 Rd 23 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.8 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 cars1.4 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 March 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
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2014 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 3 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm, 7pm to 10pm, 3 hour passenger vehicles Saturday 9am to 10pm on 71st Avenue (both sides).
East side of 71st Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 71st Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Groton Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Groton Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 463377 and 463412.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Angels in the Gardens Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 51,070 feet
Houses of worship
- St Lukes Episcopal Church Listed historic place1,070 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fleet Street & Continental Avenue 260 feet
- 71st Avenue & Harrow Street 260 feet
- 71st Avenue & Ingram Street 520 feet
- Slocum Crescent & Exeter Street 520 feet
- 70th Avenue & Groton Street 670 feet
- Groton Street & Roman Avenue 670 feet
- 71st Avenue & Juno Street 780 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Roman Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along 71st Avenue, Continental Avenue or Groton Street.