Burns Street & Puritan Avenue
Burns Street and Puritan Avenue meet at a four-way crossing 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. Ehrenreich-Austin Playground is 780 feet away. The nearest subway, 75 Av, is about nine minutes on foot, for the E and F. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and four places to eat. About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1939, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 75 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about nine minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 75 Av E, F0.4 milesE F
Next trains at this station
Jamaica
2 lines- E …
- F …
Manhattan
2 lines- E …
- F …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/Ascan Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q60 and QM18.
- 5 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 station1.1 miles
- 112-20 72nd Drive Charging for electric cars, 20 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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 January 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
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,300 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 1935 and 1939.
Trees
Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Church in the Gardens Community House Preschool, ages 2 to 5870 feet
- The Church in the Gardens Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K940 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Ehrenreich-Austin Playground780 feet
Houses of worship
- Church in the Gardens Listed historic place910 feet
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Puritan Avenue & Beechknoll Road 250 feet
- 75th Avenue & Burns Street 290 feet
- Greenway North & Puritan Avenue 500 feet
- 75th Avenue & Beechknoll Road 510 feet
- Burns Street & Overhill Road 530 feet
- Burns Street & Borage Place 620 feet
- Puritan Avenue & Seasongood Road 710 feet
- Beechknoll Road & Overhill Road 710 feet
See every intersection along Burns Street or Puritan Avenue.