74th Street & Calamus Avenue
The four-way crossing of 74th Street and Calamus Avenue is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Long Island Mews is 630 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Calamus Av/74 St, is 50 feet away for the Q47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Calamus Av/74 St, 50 feet away, for the Q47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Calamus Av/74 St Q4750 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11373
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26 and 30 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 104 and 108 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 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
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Amur maackia.
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 in December 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
East 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 listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park630 feet
- Long Island Mews Playground710 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center970 feet
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 74th Street & 52nd Avenue 250 feet
- 74th Street & 51st Drive 290 feet
- Calamus Avenue & Calamus Circle 300 feet
- 79th Street & Calamus Avenue 480 feet
- 74th Street & 52nd Road 490 feet
- 74th Street & 52nd Drive 740 feet
- 73rd Street & 52nd Avenue 760 feet
- 72nd Place & Calamus Avenue 790 feet
See every intersection along 74th Street or Calamus Avenue.