Fleet Street & Continental Avenue
Fleet Street and Continental Avenue meet at a five-way junction 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. P.S. 101 School in the Gardens is 1,300 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Hills-71 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1925, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Forest Hills-71 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 4 lines at the nearest station
- Forest Hills-71 Av E, F, M, R0.4 milesE F M R
Next trains at this station
Outbound
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Manhattan
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Bus
The nearest bus stop is Kessel St/71 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q23.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Kessel St/71 Av Q230.3 milesQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Austin St & 70 Rd 23 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
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 March 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, May 2020
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
- 66 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1925.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the northern red oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Fleet Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Fleet Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 101 School in the Gardens School1,300 feet
Bank branches
- Flagstar Bank Bank branch1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.4 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Avenue & Groton Street 260 feet
- Slocum Crescent & Exeter Street 270 feet
- 71st Avenue & Harrow Street 520 feet
- Continental Avenue & Bow Street 550 feet
- 71st Road & Slocum Crescent 620 feet
- 70th Avenue & Fleet Street 670 feet
- Exeter Street & Tennis Place 710 feet
- Greenway South & Olive Place 730 feet
See every intersection along Continental Avenue, Fleet Street or Olive Place.