74th Avenue & Kessel Street
The three-way junction of 74th Avenue and Kessel Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Lukes Episcopal Church is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/72 Dr, is 1,030 feet away for the Q54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and four places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/72 Dr, 1,030 feet away, for the Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/72 Dr Q541,030 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 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 July 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills
- Elevation
- 71 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 82 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 74th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 74th Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Kessel Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools 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 religious building
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Berkowits School of Electrolysis Trade or language school760 feet
- Angels in the Gardens Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 51,210 feet
Houses of worship
- St Lukes Episcopal Church Listed historic place1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 75th Avenue & Kessel Street 210 feet
- Kessel Street & Ascan Avenue 250 feet
- 75th Road & Kessel Street 430 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Whitson Street 510 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Loubet Street 510 feet
- Whitson Street & Puritan Avenue 690 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Ingram Street 760 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Manse Street 770 feet
See every intersection along 74th Avenue or Kessel Street.