Groton Street & Selfridge Street
Groton Street and Selfridge Street 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. Forest Hills Care Center is 1,160 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Yellowstone Blvd/Juno St, is 940 feet away for the QM12 and QM42, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Yellowstone Blvd/Juno St, 940 feet away, for the QM12 and QM42.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Yellowstone Blvd/Juno St QM12, QM42940 feetQM12 QM42
Next buses at this stop
- QM12 …
- QM42 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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 cars1.5 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 May 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
- 50 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
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 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 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
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2020 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Groton Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Groton Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Selfridge Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Selfridge Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Baby Steps Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K420 feet
- BSDC Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2560 feet
- P.S. 174 William Sidney Mount School1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Painter's Playground790 feet
- Project Eden Garden1,200 feet
Health care
- Forest Hills Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,160 feet
Supermarkets
- Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket840 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fleet Street & Selfridge Street 60 feet
- Groton Street & Fleet Street 120 feet
- Fleet Street & Thornton Place 300 feet
- Fleet Street & Dane Place 380 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Groton Street 400 feet
- 66th Avenue & Alderton Street 480 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Fleet Street 550 feet
- Ingram Street & Selfridge Street 610 feet
See every intersection along Groton Street or Selfridge Street.