Ascan Avenue & Winter Street
Ascan Avenue and Winter Street meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Church in the Gardens is 890 feet away. The nearest subway, 75 Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1941, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 75 Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 75 Av E, F0.5 milesE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/72 Dr, 0.4 miles away, for the Q54.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/72 Dr Q540.4 milesQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Queens Blvd N & 72 Rd 16 docks in all0.5 miles
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
- 112-20 72nd Drive Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2018.
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
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1941.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 101 School in the Gardens School560 feet
- Angels in the Gardens Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5700 feet
- Church in the Gardens Community House Preschool, ages 2 to 51,040 feet
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- The Church in the Gardens Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,100 feet
Houses of worship
- St Lukes Episcopal Church Listed historic place700 feet
- Church in the Gardens Listed historic place890 feet
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 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Ascan Avenue & Russell Place 100 feet
- Russell Place & Childrens Lane 250 feet
- Winter Street & Ivy Close 250 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Greenway South 350 feet
- Cranford Street & Russell Place 360 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Seasongood Road 400 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Standish Road 430 feet
- Summer Street & Winter Street 480 feet
See every intersection along Ascan Avenue or Winter Street.