72nd Place & 51st Drive
The three-way junction of 72nd Place and 51st Drive is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Long Island Mews is 410 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Calamus Av/71 St, is 780 feet away for the Q47, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Calamus Av/71 St, 780 feet away, for the Q47.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Calamus Av/71 St Q47780 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd & Albion Ave 21 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 29 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1940 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Books & Rattles - Peek a Boo School1,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park410 feet
- Long Island Mews Playground650 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
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
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Place at 51st Road 250 feet
- 72nd Place & Calamus Avenue 270 feet
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Place 300 feet
- 51st Avenue & 51st Road 370 feet
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Street 510 feet
- 72nd Street & Calamus Avenue 530 feet
- 74th Street & 51st Drive 660 feet
- 72nd Street & 52nd Avenue 680 feet
See every intersection along 51st Drive or 72nd Place.