Burns Street & Tennis Place
Burns Street and Tennis Place meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The statue “Gerald MacDonald” is 760 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Hills-71 Av, is about four minutes on foot, for the E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and 56 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1965, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Forest Hills-71 Av, 1,150 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 4 lines at the nearest station
- Forest Hills-71 Av E, F, M, R1,150 feetE F M R
Next trains at this station
Outbound
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Manhattan
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Bus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/71 Av, 1,200 feet away, for the Q60.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/71 Av Q60 · Shelter1,200 feetQ60
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
Cycling
- 35 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Austin St & 70 Rd 23 docks in all1,010 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Jewel Avenue & Grand Central Parkway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station1.1 miles
- 6725 Clyde Street Charging for electric cars, 29 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.1 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 August 2019.
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
- 64 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 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 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in MacDonald Park.
- Gerald MacDonald Statue by Frederic De Henwood, 1934760 feet
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 garden
- 1 stadium or arena
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Charlotte's Way - South Jamaica II Houses (NYCHA) Garden1,270 feet
Theaters, arts and venues
- Forest Hills Stadium Stadium or arena1,190 feet
Houses of worship
- First Church Christ Scientist Forest Hills House of worship1,300 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch480 feet
- Citibank Bank branch760 feet
- Citizens Bank Bank branch860 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 56 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Dartmouth Street & Tennis Place 390 feet
- Burns Street & Continental Avenue 410 feet
- Continental Avenue & Station Square 490 feet
- 71st Avenue & Continental Avenue 520 feet
- Dartmouth Street & Continental Avenue 560 feet
- Burns Street & Greenway Terrace 600 feet
- Greenway Terrace & Station Square 650 feet
- 71st Avenue & Austin Street 710 feet
See every intersection along Burns Street or Tennis Place.