71st Street & Lutheran Avenue
The four-way crossing of 71st Street and Lutheran Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Juniper Valley Park is 30 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Juniper Valley Rd/71 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q38, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 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 Juniper Valley Rd/71 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q38.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Juniper Valley Rd/71 St Q380.3 milesQ38
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
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 station0.3 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1 mile
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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1955 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pine.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2016 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 71st Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Lutheran Avenue
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
- 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 playground
Schools and child care
- The Learning Tree Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park30 feet
- Juniper South Playground960 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
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 corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Street & 62nd Drive 320 feet
- 71st Street & Juniper Boulevard South 590 feet
- 70th Street & Juniper Boulevard South 840 feet
- 72nd Street & Juniper Boulevard South 850 feet
- Juniper Boulevard North & Lutheran Avenue 860 feet
- 75th Street & Juniper Boulevard North 1,070 feet
- 71st Street & Penelope Avenue 1,090 feet
- Juniper Boulevard South & 69th Lane 1,090 feet
See every intersection along 71st Street or Lutheran Avenue.