Calamus Avenue & Calamus Circle
Calamus Avenue and Calamus Circle meet at a three-way junction in Elmhurst, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Long Island Mews is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Calamus Av/74 St, is 310 feet away for the Q47, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Calamus Av/74 St, 310 feet away, for the Q47.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Calamus Av/74 St Q47310 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 52-112 79th Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11373
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 4
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104 and 110 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Elmhurst
- Elevation
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the mulberry.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Long Island Mews Park930 feet
- Long Island Mews Playground1,010 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center790 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 79th Street & Calamus Avenue 180 feet
- 74th Street & Calamus Avenue 300 feet
- 74th Street & 52nd Avenue 550 feet
- Calamus Avenue & Elks Road 570 feet
- 74th Street & 51st Drive 590 feet
- 79th Street & Elks Road 640 feet
- 74th Street & 52nd Road 790 feet
- Calamus Avenue & Ankener Avenue 800 feet
See every intersection along Calamus Avenue.