72nd Place & Calamus Avenue
The three-way junction of 72nd Place and Calamus Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Long Island Mews is 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Calamus Av/71 St, is 520 feet away for the Q47, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat. About 800 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, 520 feet away, for the Q47.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Calamus Av/71 St Q47520 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
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 one crash 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 April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26 and 30 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 104 and 108 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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 37 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 72nd Place
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park680 feet
- Long Island Mews Playground920 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 72nd Street & Calamus Avenue 260 feet
- 72nd Place & 51st Drive 270 feet
- 72nd Street & 52nd Avenue 410 feet
- 52nd Avenue & Old Lane 470 feet
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Place at 51st Road 520 feet
- 71st Street & Calamus Avenue 520 feet
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Place 570 feet
- 51st Avenue & 51st Road 640 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Place or Calamus Avenue.