Ascan Avenue & Standish Road
Ascan Avenue and Standish Road meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 101 School in the Gardens is 430 feet away. The nearest subway, 75 Av, is about eight minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 75 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 75 Av E, F0.4 milesE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Also within a walk
- Forest Hills-71 Av E, F, M, R0.5 milesE F M R
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/Ascan Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q60 and QM18.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/Ascan Av Q60, QM180.3 milesQ60 QM18
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
- QM18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd N & 72 Rd 16 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Grand Central Parkway & 72nd Road, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 112-20 72nd Drive Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2022.
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
- 80 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1940.
Trees
Three trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 101 School in the Gardens School430 feet
- Church in the Gardens Community House Preschool, ages 2 to 5610 feet
- The Church in the Gardens Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K670 feet
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- Angels in the Gardens Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 51,050 feet
Houses of worship
- Church in the Gardens Listed historic place460 feet
- St Lukes Episcopal Church Listed historic place1,050 feet
- First Church Christ Scientist Forest Hills House of worship1,080 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- 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 22 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ascan Avenue & Seasongood Road 30 feet
- Standish Road & Childrens Lane 140 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Greenway North 270 feet
- Slocum Crescent & Standish Road 310 feet
- Seasongood Road & Ivy Close 310 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Russell Place 330 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Winter Street 430 feet
- 72nd Road & Slocum Crescent 470 feet
See every intersection along Ascan Avenue or Standish Road.