Selfridge Street & Olcott Street
Selfridge Street and Olcott Street meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Remsen Family Cemetery is 1,210 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Selfridge St, is 640 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 eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Selfridge St, 640 feet away, for the Q23 and Q54.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Selfridge St Q23, Q54640 feetQ23 Q54
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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 station0.3 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
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 700 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 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2021 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Selfridge Street (west side).
North side of Olcott Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Olcott Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Selfridge Street
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 462757 and 465632.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 cemetery
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Remsen Family Cemetery1,210 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket1,160 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy950 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and one food store.
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:
- Selfridge Street & Nansen Street 310 feet
- 68th Avenue & Selfridge Street 350 feet
- 69th Avenue & Olcott Street 480 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Selfridge Street 560 feet
- 68th Avenue & Manse Street 570 feet
- Selfridge Street & Manse Street 610 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Queens Metropolitan High School Driveway 610 feet
- 69th Avenue & Nansen Street 740 feet
See every intersection along Olcott Street or Selfridge Street.