136th Street & 70th Road
The three-way junction of 136th Street and 70th Road is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Congregation Ohel Yitzchak is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewel Av/136 St, is 680 feet away for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jewel Av/136 St, 680 feet away, for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jewel Av/136 St Q64, Q74, QM4, QM44 · Shelter680 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, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station0.7 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 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 July 2024.
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
- 55 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1940 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 136th Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 70th Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 70th Road
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
Schools and child care
- Congregation Ohel Yitzchok Institute Preschool, ages 2 to 5700 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park960 feet
Houses of worship
- Congregation Ohel Yitzchak House of worship920 feet
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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 137th Street & 70th Road 260 feet
- 136th Street & 71st Road 430 feet
- 70th Avenue & 137th Street 530 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 136th Street 630 feet
- 72nd Avenue & 136th Street 770 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 137th Street 830 feet
- 72nd Avenue & Park Drive East 920 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 138th Street 1,120 feet
See every intersection along 136th Street or 70th Road.