72nd Avenue & 136th Street
The three-way junction of 72nd Avenue and 136th Street is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Flushing Meadows Corona Park is 190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewel Av/136 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jewel Av/136 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jewel Av/136 St Q64, Q74, QM4, QM44 · Shelter0.3 milesQ64 Q74 QM4 QM44
Next buses at this stop
- Q64 …
- Q74 …
- QM4 …
- QM44 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at 69th Road & Grand Central Parkway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 72-31 Main Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2019.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills
- Elevation
- 39 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 in 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 24 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 and September 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 136th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 136th Street
- No parking 14 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 72nd Avenue
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park190 feet
- Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature650 feet
- Albert H. Mauro Playground950 feet
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, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 72nd Avenue & Park Drive East 140 feet
- 136th Street & 71st Road 340 feet
- 136th Street & 70th Road 770 feet
- Park Drive East & 73rd Terrace 870 feet
- 141st Street & 72nd Avenue 920 feet
- 137th Street & 70th Road 1,030 feet
- 141st Street & 71st Road 1,100 feet
- 136th Street & 73rd Terrace 1,150 feet
See every intersection along 136th Street or 72nd Avenue.