73rd Avenue & Langston Avenue
The four-way crossing of 73rd Avenue and Langston Avenue is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 260 St/73 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q48, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1948, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 260 St/73 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q48.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 260 St/73 Av Q480.3 milesQ48
Next buses at this stop
- Q48 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 73rd Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Grand Central Parkway & 253rd Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-40 Hewlett Street Gas station1 mile
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1 mile
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 December 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11004
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 13
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 105
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park
- Elevation
- 141 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1948.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the green ash.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Langston Avenue
- Back-in parking only 5 signs BACK IN 60 DEG PARKING ONLY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedShopping centers
- Glen Oaks Shopping Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Avenue & 263rd Street 480 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 267th Street 730 feet
- 261st Street & Langston Avenue 750 feet
- 263rd Street & 74th Avenue 960 feet
- 267th Street & 72nd Road 1,040 feet
- 260th Street & Langston Avenue 1,280 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 260th Street 0.3 miles
- 75th Avenue & 263rd Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 73rd Avenue or Langston Avenue.