72nd Street & Calamus Avenue
The three-way junction of 72nd Street and Calamus Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Long Island Mews is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Calamus Av/71 St, is 250 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 two places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1969, 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, 250 feet away, for the Q47.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Calamus Av/71 St Q47250 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, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,180 feet
- 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
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
- 41 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 1969.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Siberian elm and the mulberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 72nd Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Denizko Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park940 feet
- Long Island Mews Playground1,180 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Street & Calamus Avenue 260 feet
- 72nd Place & Calamus Avenue 260 feet
- 72nd Street & 52nd Avenue 470 feet
- 51st Avenue & 72nd Street 520 feet
- 52nd Avenue & Old Lane 520 feet
- 70th Street & Calamus Avenue 530 feet
- 72nd Place & 51st Drive 530 feet
- 71st Street & 52nd Avenue 590 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Street or Calamus Avenue.