Ascan Avenue & Greenway South
Ascan Avenue and Greenway South meet at a four-way crossing in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 101 School in the Gardens is 910 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/72 Dr, is 0.3 miles away for the Q54, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/72 Dr, 0.3 miles away, for the Q54.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/72 Dr Q540.3 milesQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- 77 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 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 1930 and 1935.
Trees
Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the silver linden.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Angels in the Gardens Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5350 feet
- P.S. 101 School in the Gardens School910 feet
Houses of worship
- St Lukes Episcopal Church Listed historic place350 feet
- Church in the Gardens Listed historic place1,230 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Greenway South & Fairway Close 260 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Ingram Street 270 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Winter Street 350 feet
- Greenway South & Harrow Street 360 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Russell Place 450 feet
- Greenway South & Summer Street 530 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Whitson Street 530 feet
- Russell Place & Childrens Lane 590 feet
See every intersection along Ascan Avenue or Greenway South.