72nd Avenue & Loubet Street
The four-way crossing of 72nd Avenue and Loubet 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 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 71 Av/Loubet St, is 730 feet away for the Q23, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 16 places to eat. About 600 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 71 Av/Loubet St, 730 feet away, for the Q23.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 71 Av/Loubet St Q23730 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
- 13 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.4 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 chargers0.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 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
- 60 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 76 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and January 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 72nd Avenue
- No parking 4 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Loubet Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Loubet Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Angels in the Gardens Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 51,190 feet
Houses of worship
- St Lukes Episcopal Church Listed historic place1,190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 72nd Avenue & Kessel Street 260 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Manse Street 260 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Juno Street 520 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Nansen Street 520 feet
- 72nd Road & Manse Street 590 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Loubet Street 670 feet
- 71st Avenue & Loubet Street 670 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Avenue 720 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Avenue or Loubet Street.