74th Street & 52nd Road

The three-way junction of 74th Street and 52nd Road is in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Long Island Mews is 1,110 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Calamus Av/74 St, is 520 feet away for the Q47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

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74th Street & 52nd Road Nearby corners, linked

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Calamus Av/74 St, 520 feet away, for the Q47.

  • 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Calamus Av/74 St Q47
    520 feet
    Q47

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q47 …

Live arrivals

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station
    1,110 feet
  2. 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2022.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11373
Community board
Queens Community Board 5
City Council district
30
Police precinct
104
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Elmhurst
Elevation
78 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.

Trees

Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 4 signs on these blocks
  • 2 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2021 and July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.

West side of 74th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 playground

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Long Island Mews Park
    1,110 feet
  2. Long Island Mews Playground
    1,190 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    1,160 feet

Shopping centers

  1. Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center
    490 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYC Finance and NYS Agriculture and Markets, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.