Park Drive East & 73rd Terrace
Park Drive East and 73rd Terrace meet at a four-way crossing in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Albert H. Mauro Playground is 80 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewel Av/136 St, is 0.4 miles away for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds. About 170 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1965, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jewel Av/136 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jewel Av/136 St Q64, Q74, QM4, QM44 · Shelter0.4 milesQ64 Q74 QM4 QM44
Next buses at this stop
- Q64 …
- Q74 …
- QM4 …
- QM44 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Park Drive East.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at 69th Road & Grand Central Parkway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 72-31 Main Street Gas station0.6 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 170 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 1940 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 141 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 73rd Terrace
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 73rd Terrace
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Park Drive East
- No parking 12 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park60 feet
- Albert H. Mauro Playground80 feet
- Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature340 feet
Show all 4
- Queens Valley Playground1,270 feet
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 corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 136th Street & 73rd Terrace 270 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 73rd Terrace Pedestrian Overpass 300 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Park Drive East 730 feet
- 72nd Avenue & 136th Street 870 feet
- 77th Avenue & Park Drive East 980 feet
- 137th Street & 72nd Road 1,000 feet
- 136th Street & 71st Road 1,210 feet
- 139th Street & 72nd Road 1,240 feet
See every intersection along 73rd Terrace, 73rd Terrace Pedestrian Overpass or Park Drive East.