71st Avenue & Nansen Street
The four-way crossing of 71st Avenue and Nansen Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. North Forest Park Library is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 71 Av/Metropolitan Av, is 200 feet away for the Q23, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and 23 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 71 Av/Metropolitan Av, 200 feet away, for the Q23.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 71 Av/Metropolitan Av Q23200 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
- 20 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station900 feet
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers590 feet
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
- 60 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 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 71st Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 71st Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Nansen Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Nansen Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 library
Libraries, museums and history
- North Forest Park Library1,260 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch450 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 23 places to eat and eight 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:
- 71st Avenue & Manse Street 260 feet
- 71st Avenue & Olcott Street 260 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 71st Avenue 370 feet
- 71st Avenue & Loubet Street 520 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 71st Road 630 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 70th Drive 640 feet
- 70th Avenue & Nansen Street 670 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Nansen Street 670 feet
See every intersection along 71st Avenue or Nansen Street.