Red Cross Lane & East Loop

Red Cross Lane and East Loop meet at a three-way junction in Fort Totten, Queens. The corner lies inside the Fort Totten Historic District. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Post Hospital stands 200 feet away. Within a five-minute walk are two public places.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest highway entrance
Cross Island Parkway
0.7 miles by car along the streets
Within a walk
2 places
1 park and 1 swimming pool, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Red Cross Lane & East Loop Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at Cross Island Parkway & Bell Boulevard at Totten Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 18-10 Utopia Parkway Gas station
    1.8 miles
  2. 2 Bay Club Drive Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers
    1.6 miles
  3. 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars
    2.7 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11359
Community board
Queens Community Board 7
City Council district
19
Police precinct
109
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Fort Totten
Elevation
37 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane

Trees

Six trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Kentucky coffeetree.

Landmarks and historic districts

The corner stands in the Fort Totten Historic District.

Within 820 feet, 30 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Colonial Revival, and mostly built between 1897 and 1928.

  1. Artillery Barracks and Mess Hall Designated landmark
    140 feet
  2. Coast Artillery Barracks Designated landmark
    150 feet
  3. Post Hospital Designated landmark
    200 feet

Parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Two public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 park
  • 1 swimming pool

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Fort Totten Park
    350 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Fort Totten Pool Swimming pool
    320 feet

Not on record for this corner:

  • A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
  • A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
  • A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
  • A signal or safety change
  • A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
  • Homes within 820 feet

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along East Loop or Red Cross Lane.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks and NYC Health, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.