Selfridge Street & Nansen Street
Selfridge Street and Nansen 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. Project Eden is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Selfridge St, is 950 feet away for the Q23 and Q54, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and seven places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1956, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Selfridge St, 950 feet away, for the Q23 and Q54.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Selfridge St Q23, Q54950 feetQ23 Q54
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
- Q54 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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 October 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
- 52 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1956.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Nansen Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Nansen Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Selfridge Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Selfridge Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 11 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Project Eden Garden1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,260 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and one food store.
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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 68th Avenue & Selfridge Street 40 feet
- 68th Avenue & Manse Street 270 feet
- Selfridge Street & Manse Street 300 feet
- Selfridge Street & Olcott Street 310 feet
- 68th Avenue & Loubet Street 520 feet
- Selfridge Street & Loubet Street 600 feet
- 69th Avenue & Nansen Street 640 feet
- 68th Avenue & Kessel Street 780 feet
See every intersection along Nansen Street or Selfridge Street.