72nd Avenue & Park Drive East
The four-way crossing of 72nd Avenue and Park Drive East is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 14 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Albert H. Mauro Playground is 800 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 200 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 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Park Drive East.
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 countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 14 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2025
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
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 83 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 47 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2020 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 72nd Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 72nd Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Park Drive East
- No parking 16 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Park Drive East
- No parking 20 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 Park50 feet
- Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature510 feet
- Albert H. Mauro Playground800 feet
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and 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 & 136th Street 140 feet
- 136th Street & 71st Road 480 feet
- Park Drive East & 73rd Terrace 730 feet
- 136th Street & 70th Road 920 feet
- 136th Street & 73rd Terrace 1,000 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 73rd Terrace Pedestrian Overpass 1,020 feet
- 141st Street & 72nd Avenue 1,060 feet
- 137th Street & 70th Road 1,170 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Avenue, Park Drive East or Van Wyck Expressway.