72nd Road & Manse Street
The three-way junction of 72nd Road and Manse Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Forest Park is 1,130 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Ascan Av, is 630 feet away for the Q54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 18 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 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 Metropolitan Av/Ascan Av, 630 feet away, for the Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Ascan Av Q54630 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 18 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.3 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
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2019.
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
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 72nd Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 72nd Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Manse Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Berkowits School of Electrolysis Trade or language school900 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Forest Park1,130 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 18 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 72nd Avenue & Manse Street 330 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Manse Street 340 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Road 380 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Nansen Street 590 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Loubet Street 590 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Loubet Street 600 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Ascan Avenue 630 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 72nd Drive 640 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Road or Manse Street.