72nd Road & Russell Place
The four-way crossing of 72nd Road and Russell Place is in Forest Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 101 School in the Gardens is 240 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Hills-71 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them religious buildings. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1941, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Forest Hills-71 Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 4 lines at the nearest station
- Forest Hills-71 Av E, F, M, R0.5 milesE F M R
Next trains at this station
Outbound
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Manhattan
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Bus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/Ascan Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q60 and QM18.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/Ascan Av Q60, QM180.4 milesQ60 QM18
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
- QM18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Austin St & 70 Rd 23 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Grand Central Parkway & 72nd Road, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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 June 2013.
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
- 76 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1941.
Trees
Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 101 School in the Gardens School240 feet
- Angels in the Gardens Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5530 feet
- Church in the Gardens Community House Preschool, ages 2 to 51,270 feet
Houses of worship
- St Lukes Episcopal Church Listed historic place530 feet
- Church in the Gardens Listed historic place1,030 feet
- First Church Christ Scientist Forest Hills House of worship1,050 feet
Not on record for this corner:
- 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Cranford Street & Russell Place 170 feet
- 72nd Road & Slocum Crescent 270 feet
- Russell Place & Childrens Lane 280 feet
- Slocum Crescent & Standish Road 430 feet
- Greenway South & Greenway Terrace 430 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Russell Place 430 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Winter Street 530 feet
- Greenway Terrace & Greenway Circle 530 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Road or Russell Place.