72nd Street & 52nd Avenue
The three-way junction of 72nd Street and 52nd Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Long Island Mews is 1,090 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Calamus Av/71 St, is 680 feet away for the Q47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 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, 680 feet away, for the Q47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Calamus Av/71 St Q47680 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 cars1.5 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 September 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,000 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 1935 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 72nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park1,090 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 52nd Avenue & Old Lane 50 feet
- 71st Street & 52nd Avenue 290 feet
- 72nd Place & Calamus Avenue 410 feet
- 72nd Street & Calamus Avenue 470 feet
- 71st Street & Old Lane 480 feet
- 70th Street & 52nd Avenue 540 feet
- 71st Street & Calamus Avenue 620 feet
- 72nd Place & 51st Drive 680 feet
See every intersection along 52nd Avenue or 72nd Street.