71st Street & Woodside Avenue
The three-way junction of 71st Street and Woodside Avenue is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Adventist Jackson Heights Church is 590 feet away. The nearest subway, 69 St, is about seven minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, nine of them religious buildings, and five places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 69 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St 70.3 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway 7, E, F, M, R0.4 miles7 E F M R
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Woodside Av/71 St, 50 feet away, for the Q47.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Woodside Av/71 St Q4750 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Woodside Avenue.
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 72 St & Woodside Ave 19 docks in all320 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 72-02 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, June 2024
- Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 83 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 71st Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of 71st Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Woodside Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at P.S. 12 James P. Colgate.
- Winged Shadows Sculpture by Robert Adzema, 1987170 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 9 religious buildings
- 2 gardens
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 012 James B. Colgate School310 feet
- Rainbow Christian Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K560 feet
- Jackson Heights SDA School650 feet
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- New York Institute of Medical Career Trade or language school1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Crosson Park620 feet
- Queens New Roots (West) Garden730 feet
- Queens New Roots (East) Garden760 feet
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- Crosson Green840 feet
Houses of worship
- Adventist Jackson Heights Church House of worship590 feet
- St Marys Romanian Orthodox Church House of worship780 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 70th Street & Woodside Avenue 260 feet
- 72nd Street & Woodside Avenue 270 feet
- 69th Street & Woodside Avenue 530 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 72nd Street 530 feet
- 73rd Street & Woodside Avenue 620 feet
- 68th Street & Woodside Avenue 680 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 69th Street 770 feet
- 72nd Street & 44th Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along 71st Street or Woodside Avenue.