108th Street & 62nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 108th Street and 62nd Avenue is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Barrier Playground is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/108 St, is 60 feet away for the Q88 and Q98, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them playgrounds, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/108 St, 60 feet away, for the Q88 and Q98.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/108 St Q88, Q9860 feetQ88 Q98
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
- Q98 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 108 St & 62 Dr 16 docks in all580 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at 62nd Avenue & Apex Place, 120 feet by car along the streets.
- 105-55 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station470 feet
- 62-60 99th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
What the city has done here
- Safety Improvement Project, 2018
- Accessible pedestrian signal, September 2023
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills
- Elevation
- 25 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to five travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1959 and 1975.
Since 2014 at least 298 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 62nd Avenue
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING 4PM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 older adult center
Schools and child care
- P.S. 220 Edward Mandel School330 feet
- High School for Arts and Business School760 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Sixty Two LXII Playground330 feet
- Barrier Playground710 feet
Health care
- Park Terrace Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,130 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 108-25 62nd Drive Older adult center920 feet
Fire and police
- Division 14/Engine 324 Fire station370 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and three food stores.
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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 62nd Avenue & Apex Place 120 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 108th Street 130 feet
- 108th Street & Apex Place 150 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 62nd Avenue 240 feet
- 108th Street & 62nd Road 270 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 108th Street 270 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Granger Street 480 feet
- 108th Street & 62nd Drive 520 feet
See every intersection along 108th Street or 62nd Avenue.