71st Street & Calamus Avenue
The four-way crossing of 71st Street and Calamus Avenue is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Long Island Mews is 1,100 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Calamus Av/71 St, is 60 feet away for the Q47, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and three 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, 60 feet away, for the Q47.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Calamus Av/71 St Q4760 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Tyler Ave & Maurice Ave 19 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers920 feet
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- 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
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hedge maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Calamus Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Denizko Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K880 feet
- P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan School1,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park1,100 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 72nd Street & Calamus Avenue 260 feet
- 70th Street & Calamus Avenue 270 feet
- 71st Street & 52nd Avenue 330 feet
- 51st Avenue & 71st Street 430 feet
- 72nd Place & Calamus Avenue 520 feet
- 69th Place & Calamus Avenue 550 feet
- 51st Avenue & 70th Street 560 feet
- 52nd Avenue & Old Lane 570 feet
See every intersection along 71st Street or Calamus Avenue.