Kessel Street & Whitson Street
Kessel Street and Whitson Street meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Overlook in Forest Park is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/72 Dr, is 0.3 miles away for the Q54, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, 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, 0.3 miles away, for the Q54.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/72 Dr Q540.3 milesQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 1,040 feet by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.7 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 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
- 97 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 200 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Kessel Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park feature
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Overlook in Forest Park Park feature1,250 feet
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- Union Turnpike & Kessel Street 140 feet
- Whitson Street & Norden Road 300 feet
- Union Turnpike & Greenway South 420 feet
- 75th Road & Kessel Street 450 feet
- Greenway South & Norden Road 550 feet
- Greenway South & Rockrose Place 620 feet
- Whitson Street & Puritan Avenue 650 feet
- 75th Avenue & Kessel Street 670 feet
See every intersection along Kessel Street or Whitson Street.