72nd Avenue & Kessel Street
The four-way crossing of 72nd Avenue and Kessel 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. Our Lady Mercy RC Church is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Kessel St/71 Av, is 750 feet away for the Q23, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and 12 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Kessel St/71 Av, 750 feet away, for the Q23.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kessel St/71 Av Q23750 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- 62 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 34 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 72nd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 72nd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Kessel Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Kessel Street
- No parking 13 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Angels in the Gardens Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5940 feet
- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy School1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- St Lukes Episcopal Church Listed historic place940 feet
- Our Lady Mercy RC Church House of worship1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and one food store.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 72nd Avenue & Juno Street 260 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Loubet Street 260 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Ingram Street 520 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Manse Street 520 feet
- 71st Avenue & Kessel Street 670 feet
- Kessel Street & Ascan Avenue 670 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Harrow Street 780 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Nansen Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Avenue or Kessel Street.