72nd Street & Eliot Avenue
The three-way junction of 72nd Street and Eliot Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy is 310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eliot Av/74 St, is 230 feet away for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eliot Av/74 St, 230 feet away, for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eliot Av/74 St Q14, QM24, QM25, QM34 · Shelter230 feetQ14 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Eliot Avenue.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station260 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, December 2016
- Leading pedestrian interval, October 2021
- Turn calming, November 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11379
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 98 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 3 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2020 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 72nd Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 72nd Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
North side of Eliot Avenue
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 464904, 464905 and 468050.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy School310 feet
- The Learning Tree Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,130 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park1,130 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch380 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 74th Street & Eliot Avenue 260 feet
- 71st Street & Eliot Avenue 260 feet
- 70th Street & Eliot Avenue 520 feet
- Eliot Avenue & Lutheran Avenue 610 feet
- 76th Street & Eliot Avenue at 75th Place 780 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 69th Lane 780 feet
- 75th Street & Lutheran Avenue 780 feet
- 60th Avenue & 72nd Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Street or Eliot Avenue.