Fleet Street & Thornton Place
Fleet Street and Thornton 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. Forest Hills Care Center is 860 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Yellowstone Blvd/Clyde St, is 1,000 feet away for the QM12 and QM42, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Yellowstone Blvd/Clyde St, 1,000 feet away, for the QM12 and QM42.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Yellowstone Blvd/Clyde St QM12, QM42 · Shelter1,000 feetQM12 QM42
Next buses at this stop
- QM12 …
- QM42 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Booth St & 68 Dr 15 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Jewel Avenue & Grand Central Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 75-41 Yellowstone Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 6725 Clyde Street Charging for electric cars, 29 Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
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
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1962.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2016 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Fleet Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Thornton Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Thornton Place
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
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 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Baby Steps Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K650 feet
- BSDC Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2780 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Painter's Playground1,010 feet
Health care
- Forest Hills Care Center Nursing home or hospice860 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Forest Hills House of worship1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket540 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fleet Street & Dane Place 80 feet
- Fleet Street & Selfridge Street 240 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Fleet Street 250 feet
- Groton Street & Selfridge Street 300 feet
- Exeter Street & Dane Place 340 feet
- Groton Street & Fleet Street 340 feet
- Exeter Street & Thornton Place 410 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Exeter Street 410 feet
See every intersection along Fleet Street or Thornton Place.