Broadway & 73rd Street

Broadway and 73rd Street meet at a five-way junction in Jackson Heights, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 27 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Diversity Plaza is 90 feet away. The nearest subway, Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway, is about a minute on foot, for the 7, E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 108 places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along one of the streets meeting here.

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Broadway & 73rd Street Nearby corners, linked

Subway

The nearest subway station is Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway, 60 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  • 5 lines at the nearest station
  1. Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway 7, E, F, M, R
    60 feet
    7 E F M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
5 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
  4. M …
  5. R …
Manhattan
5 lines
  1. 7 …
  2. E …
  3. F …
  4. M …
  5. R …

Also within a walk

  1. 69 St 7
    1,310 feet
    7
  2. 65 St M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Passage” (2004) by Tom Patti at the Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Roosevelt Av/Broadway, 230 feet away, for the T320.

  • 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Roosevelt Av/Broadway T320
    230 feet
    T320

Next buses at this stop

  1. T320 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 37th Road, 73rd Street and Broadway.

  • 109 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 72 St & Broadway 20 docks in all
    430 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway westbound at 37th Road & Brooklyn Queens Expressway Service Road, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 72-02 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station
    710 feet
  2. 35-58 72nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    1,010 feet
  3. 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    0.7 miles

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

  • 7 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11372
Community board
Queens Community Board 3
City Council district
25
Police precinct
115
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Jackson Heights
Elevation
64 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Posted limits from 20 to 25 mph
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 56 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

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

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2025 and August 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Broadway (south side).

East side of 73rd Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 30 MMP COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 73rd Street

  • Metered parking 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of Broadway

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 2 signs 1 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 404320, 466706, 468225 and 468327.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 parks
  • 1 pedestrian plaza
  • 1 trade or language school

Schools and child care

  1. Mosaic Pre-K Center at 75-01 Broadway Pre-K center
    760 feet
  2. Ace Institute of Technology Trade or language school
    840 feet
  3. BWY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,140 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Nine Heroes Plaza
    1,090 feet
  2. Pigeon Paradise Park
    1,260 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Diversity Plaza Pedestrian plaza
    90 feet

Bank branches

  1. Santander Bank Bank branch
    150 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    330 feet
  3. Chase Bank branch
    570 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Dynasty Supermarket
    1,270 feet
  2. Foodtown Supermarket
    0.3 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    680 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 108 places to eat and 25 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:

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