136th Street & 68th Drive
The three-way junction of 136th Street and 68th Drive is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Flushing Meadows Corona Park is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewel Av/136 St, is 690 feet away for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jewel Av/136 St, 690 feet away, for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jewel Av/136 St Q64, Q74, QM4, QM44 · Shelter690 feetQ64 Q74 QM4 QM44
Next buses at this stop
- Q64 …
- Q74 …
- QM4 …
- QM44 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Park Drive East, 950 feet by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station0.5 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2 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 October 2019.
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
- Elevation
- 65 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 25 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2020 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 136th Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 68th Drive
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 68th Drive
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park660 feet
Supermarkets
- Seasons Express Supermarket0.4 miles
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 corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- 136th Street & Park Drive East 630 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 136th Street 670 feet
- 138th Street & 68th Drive 860 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 137th Street 940 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 138th Street 1,230 feet
- 70th Avenue & 137th Street 1,230 feet
- 136th Street & 70th Road 1,300 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 69th Road at Park Drive East 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 136th Street or 68th Drive.