Kessel Street & Ascan Avenue
Kessel Street and Ascan Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. St Lukes Episcopal Church is 960 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/72 Dr, is 860 feet away for the Q54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and five places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1935, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/72 Dr, 860 feet away, for the Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/72 Dr Q54860 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2023.
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 500 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 1925 and 1935.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Ascan Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Ascan Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Kessel Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Kessel Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Angels in the Gardens Child Care Preschool, ages 2 to 5960 feet
- Berkowits School of Electrolysis Trade or language school1,010 feet
Houses of worship
- St Lukes Episcopal Church Listed historic place960 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 74th Avenue & Kessel Street 250 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Whitson Street 260 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Loubet Street 260 feet
- 75th Avenue & Kessel Street 460 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Ingram Street 520 feet
- Ascan Avenue & Manse Street 520 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Kessel Street 670 feet
- 75th Road & Kessel Street 670 feet
See every intersection along Ascan Avenue or Kessel Street.