71st Street & Eliot Avenue
The four-way crossing of 71st Street and Eliot Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy is 280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eliot Av/74 St, is 490 feet away for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eliot Av/74 St, 490 feet away, for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eliot Av/74 St Q14, QM24, QM25, QM34 · Shelter490 feetQ14 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Eliot Avenue.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station520 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2023.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 1998
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11379
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 99 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2015 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 71st Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
North side of Eliot Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
South side of Eliot Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 464905.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy School280 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch640 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 70th Street & Eliot Avenue 260 feet
- 72nd Street & Eliot Avenue 260 feet
- 74th Street & Eliot Avenue 520 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 69th Lane 520 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 69th Place 790 feet
- 71st Street & 60th Avenue 840 feet
- Eliot Avenue & Lutheran Avenue 870 feet
- 76th Street & Eliot Avenue at 75th Place 1,040 feet
See every intersection along 71st Street or Eliot Avenue.