74th Street & Caldwell Avenue
The four-way crossing of 74th Street and Caldwell 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. The nearest bus stop, Eliot Av/74 St, is 1,090 feet away for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1970, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eliot Av/74 St, 1,090 feet away, for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eliot Av/74 St Q14, QM24, QM25, QM34 · Shelter1,090 feetQ14 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, August 2022
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
- 109 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1955 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2015 and March 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Caldwell Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Caldwell Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.4 miles
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 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 74th Street & 60th Avenue 220 feet
- 74th Street & 58th Road 250 feet
- 75th Street & Caldwell Avenue 250 feet
- 60th Avenue & 72nd Street 520 feet
- 72nd Street & Caldwell Avenue 530 feet
- 58th Avenue & 74th Street 550 feet
- 71st Street & 60th Avenue 780 feet
- 58th Avenue & 75th Street 820 feet
See every intersection along 74th Street or Caldwell Avenue.