72nd Street & Penelope Avenue
The four-way crossing of 72nd Street and Penelope Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Juniper Valley Park is 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Juniper Valley Rd/71 St, is 750 feet away for the Q38, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and two places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Juniper Valley Rd/71 St, 750 feet away, for the Q38.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Juniper Valley Rd/71 St Q38750 feetQ38
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
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
- 93 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 1930 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 59 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the cherry.
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 December 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Penelope Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
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 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Books & Rattles Preschool970 feet
- P.S. 128 the Lorraine Tuzzo, Juniper Valley Elementary School1,250 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park680 feet
- Juniper South Playground750 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Street & Penelope Avenue 240 feet
- Penelope Avenue & Pleasantview Street 240 feet
- 73rd Place & Penelope Avenue 380 feet
- 70th Street & Penelope Avenue 500 feet
- 72nd Street & Juniper Valley Road 520 feet
- 74th Street & Penelope Avenue 610 feet
- 72nd Street & Juniper Boulevard South 640 feet
- Juniper Valley Road & Pleasantview Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 72nd Street or Penelope Avenue.