169th Street & 69th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 169th Street and 69th Avenue is in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Israel of Hillcrest is 460 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 164 St/69 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the QM4 and QM44, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them religious buildings, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 164 St/69 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the QM4 and QM44.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 164 St/69 Av QM4, QM440.3 milesQM4 QM44
Next buses at this stop
- QM4 …
- QM44 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 182nd Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 61-19 Fresh Meadow Lane Gas station0.6 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.1 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars3 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 60 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the eastern redbud.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 69th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K460 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Hillcrest House of worship460 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 168th Street & 69th Avenue 250 feet
- 170th Street & 69th Avenue 250 feet
- 69th Avenue & 167th Street 500 feet
- 69th Avenue & 171st Street 500 feet
- 169th Street & Jewel Avenue 520 feet
- 169th Street & 67th Avenue 670 feet
- 166th Street & 69th Avenue 750 feet
- 69th Avenue & 172nd Street 750 feet
See every intersection along 169th Street or 69th Avenue.