72nd Avenue & Harrow Street
The four-way crossing of 72nd Avenue and Harrow Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Lukes Episcopal Church is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kessel St/71 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q23, and four 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 between 1920 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kessel St/71 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q23.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kessel St/71 Av Q230.3 milesQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 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 December 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills
- Elevation
- 69 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 between 1920 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 67 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2021 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 72nd Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 72nd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Harrow Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Harrow Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools 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 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Angels in the Gardens Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5320 feet
- P.S. 101 School in the Gardens School1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- St Lukes Episcopal Church Listed historic place320 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 72nd Avenue & Roman Avenue 120 feet
- Groton Street & Roman Avenue 240 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Ingram Street 260 feet
- Greenway South & Harrow Street 380 feet
- Greenway South & Roman Avenue 380 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Juno Street 520 feet
- Greenway South & Olive Place 600 feet
- 71st Avenue & Harrow Street 670 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Avenue or Harrow Street.