71st Street & Caldwell Avenue
The three-way junction of 71st Street and Caldwell Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is 1,090 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q67, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them parks. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q67.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy Q670.3 milesQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 100 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2018 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 71st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 71st Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Caldwell Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Caldwell Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 1 nursing home or hospice
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sitting Area 127 CXXVII Park740 feet
- Quick Brown Fox Triangle1,220 feet
- Peter Chahales Park1,290 feet
Health care
- Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice1,090 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is 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:
- 70th Street & Caldwell Avenue 230 feet
- 71st Street & Queens Midtown Expressway 280 feet
- 72nd Street & Caldwell Avenue 370 feet
- 58th Road & Mazeau Street Pedestrian Overpass 410 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway 440 feet
- Caldwell Avenue & 69th Lane 490 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Mazeau Street Pedestrian Overpass 500 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Mazeau Street Pedestrian Overpass 600 feet
See every intersection along 71st Street or Caldwell Avenue.