72nd Avenue & 252nd Street
The four-way crossing of 72nd Avenue and 252nd Street is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 186 Castlewood is 170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Little Neck Pkwy/73 Rd, is 740 feet away for the Q36 and Q48, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Little Neck Pkwy/73 Rd, 740 feet away, for the Q36 and Q48.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Little Neck Pkwy/73 Rd Q36, Q48 · Shelter740 feetQ36 Q48
Next buses at this stop
- Q36 …
- Q48 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1.2 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11426
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park
- Elevation
- 131 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1948 and 1952.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet is one Individual Landmark, and seven buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. They were built in 1750.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 museum
- 1 playground
- 1 swimming pool
Schools and child care
- P.S. 186 Castlewood School170 feet
- P.S. Q224 School170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Castlewood Playground100 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Queens County Farm Museum Landmark1,200 feet
Community centers and public services
- Castlewood Playground Pool Swimming pool360 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
Nearby corners
The six nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- Little Neck Parkway & 72nd Avenue 460 feet
- 252nd Street & 71st Road 490 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 73rd Road 860 feet
- 71st Avenue & 252nd Street 940 feet
- Little Neck Parkway & 260th Street 1,110 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 255th Street 1,260 feet
See every intersection along 252nd Street or 72nd Avenue.