74th Street & Eliot Avenue
The four-way crossing of 74th Street and Eliot Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 16 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eliot Av/74 St, is 60 feet away for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eliot Av/74 St, 60 feet away, for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eliot Av/74 St Q14, QM24, QM25, QM34 · Shelter60 feetQ14 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Eliot Avenue.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas stationat this corner
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 16 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 10 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2025
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
- 100 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
- 1 active meter
- 1 pay-by-cell zone
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2023 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 74th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Eliot Avenue
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zone: 465387.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy School570 feet
- The Learning Tree Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K870 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park870 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch120 feet
Supermarkets
- Met Foodmarkets Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 72nd Street & Eliot Avenue 260 feet
- Eliot Avenue & Lutheran Avenue 350 feet
- 71st Street & Eliot Avenue 520 feet
- 76th Street & Eliot Avenue at 75th Place 520 feet
- 75th Street & Lutheran Avenue 520 feet
- 70th Street & Eliot Avenue 780 feet
- 76th Street & Eliot Avenue 780 feet
- Juniper Boulevard North & Lutheran Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 74th Street or Eliot Avenue.