Austin Street & 71st Road

Austin Street and 71st Road meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 11 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest View Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing is 1,040 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Hills-71 Av, is about three minutes on foot, for the E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them trade or language schools, and 87 places to eat.

Safety record
7 hurt
11 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Forest Hills-71 Av
780 feet · 3 min on foot · E, F, M, R
Nearest bus stop
840 feet
Queens Blvd/71 Av · Q60
Within a walk
12 places
3 trade or language schools, 2 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Austin Street & 71st Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Forest Hills-71 Av, 780 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

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

Next trains at this station

Outbound
4 lines
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  2. F …
  3. M …
  4. R …
Manhattan
4 lines
  1. E …
  2. F …
  3. M …
  4. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 75 Av E, F
    0.4 miles
    E F

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/71 Av, 840 feet away, for the Q60.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Queens Blvd/71 Av Q60 · Shelter
    840 feet
    Q60
    Shelter

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q60 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 38 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
    650 feet

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.

  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
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 11 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 4 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2025.

What the city has done here

  • Enhanced crossing, September 2018
  • Turn calming, September 2023

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
63 feet above sea level

The streets

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

Homes

About 1,700 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 1961.

Trees

NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the maidenhair tree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2023 and June 2024, 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 71st Road

  • Metered parking 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 71st Road

  • Metered parking 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING 8:30AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN ANGLE PARKING ONLY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8AM-8:30AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Austin Street

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

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 467216, 468409, 468410 and 469275.

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
    810 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

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

Schools and child care

  1. American Training Center Trade or language school
    360 feet
  2. One Stop Academy Trade or language school
    480 feet
  3. Austin Medical Assistant Training LL Trade or language school
    710 feet
Show all 5
  1. Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic School
    1,020 feet
  2. Achieve Beyond Preschool
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Charlotte's Way - South Jamaica II Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    560 feet
  2. MacDonald Park
    1,140 feet

Health care

  1. Forest View Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Nursing home or hospice
    1,040 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Forest Hills Library
    1,290 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Forest Hills Post Office Listed historic place
    1,300 feet

Bank branches

  1. Citibank Bank branch
    400 feet
  2. TD Bank Bank branch
    440 feet
  3. Citizens Bank Bank branch
    520 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    730 feet
  2. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    730 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    1,070 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 87 places to eat and 12 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 71st 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 Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.