Austin Street & 70th Road

Austin Street and 70th Road meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. MacDonald Park is 460 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Hills-71 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and 76 places to eat.

Safety record
8 hurt
27 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Forest Hills-71 Av
570 feet · 2 min on foot · E, F, M, R
Nearest bus stop
660 feet
70 Rd/Queens Blvd · Q23
Within a walk
11 places
2 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Austin Street & 70th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Forest Hills-71 Av, 570 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Forest Hills-71 Av E, F, M, R
    570 feet
    E F M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
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Manhattan
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Bus

The nearest bus stop is 70 Rd/Queens Blvd, 660 feet away, for the Q23.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 70 Rd/Queens Blvd Q23
    660 feet
    Q23

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q23 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Austin St & 70 Rd 23 docks in all
    50 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Grand Central Parkway & 72nd Road, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station
    0.9 miles
  2. 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    1,190 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 27 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 8 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 6 of those hurt, on foot
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Leading pedestrian interval, February 2024
  • Accessible pedestrian signal, November 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
58 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1965.

Trees

NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the pin oak.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 28 signs on these blocks
  • 11 different rules
  • 6 active meters
  • 4 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2021 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 10pm on Austin Street (south side).

East side of 70th Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 70th Road

  • Metered parking 2 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-1PM 30 MINUTE LIMIT 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 1PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM

North side of Austin Street

  • Metered parking 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 1 sign TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-4PM 30 MINUTE LIMIT 3 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 4PM-10PM SATURDAY 9AM-10PM

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 400997, 400998, 466137 and 469385.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modern Classical, and built between 1939 and 1940.

  1. Ridgewood Savings Bank Designated landmark
    670 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in MacDonald Park.

  1. Gerald MacDonald Statue by Frederic De Henwood, 1934
    510 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eleven public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Achieve Beyond Preschool
    630 feet
  2. American Training Center Trade or language school
    1,040 feet
  3. One Stop Academy Trade or language school
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. MacDonald Park
    460 feet
  2. Charlotte's Way - South Jamaica II Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    910 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Forest Hills Library
    1,220 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Forest Hills Jewish Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    670 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Forest Hills Post Office Listed historic place
    620 feet
  2. Older adult center at 106-06 Queens Boulevard Older adult center
    730 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    330 feet
  2. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    520 feet
  3. Flagstar Bank Bank branch
    560 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    900 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    1,280 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    1,020 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    390 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 76 places to eat and nine food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 70th Road or Austin Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.