43rd Avenue & 68th Street

The four-way crossing of 43rd Avenue and 68th Street is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Crosson Green is 130 feet away. The nearest subway, 69 St, is about seven minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 19 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Safety record
Nobody hurt
3 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
69 St
0.3 miles · 7 min on foot · 7
Nearest bus stop
610 feet
69 St/Queens Blvd · Q47
Within a walk
19 places
7 religious buildings, 4 parks and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
43rd Avenue & 68th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 69 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.

  1. 69 St 7
    0.3 miles
    7

Next trains at this station

Outbound
1 line
  1. 7 …
Manhattan
1 line
  1. 7 …

Also within a walk

  1. 61 St-Woodside 7
    0.5 miles
    7

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 69 St/Queens Blvd, 610 feet away, for the Q47.

  • 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 69 St/Queens Blvd Q47
    610 feet
    Q47

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q47 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 69 St & 43 Ave 19 docks in all
    270 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 450 feet by car along the streets.

  1. 60-11 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.5 miles
  3. 57-02 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.

The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2025.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11377
Community board
Queens Community Board 2
City Council district
26
Police precinct
108
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Woodside
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Since 2014 at least 89 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 22 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2018 and May 2019, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 43rd Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

South side of 43rd Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

East side of 68th Street

  • No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM

West side of 68th Street

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11AM-12:30PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Nineteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 7 religious buildings
  • 4 parks
  • 2 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 gardens
  • 1 dog run
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. New York Institute of Medical Career Trade or language school
    790 feet
  2. P.S. 012 James B. Colgate School
    1,140 feet
  3. Rainbow Christian Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,150 feet
Show all 4
  1. ABC Preschool & Kindergarten Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,160 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Crosson Green
    130 feet
  2. Crosson Park
    420 feet
  3. Queens New Roots (West) Garden
    730 feet
Show all 7
  1. Queens New Roots (East) Garden
    760 feet
  2. Latham Park
    1,180 feet
  3. Sherry Dog Run Park
    1,260 feet
  4. Sherry Park Dog Run
    1,290 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 69-02 Queens Boulevard Public space
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Other stores

  1. Dollar Tree Store
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and ten food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 43rd Avenue or 68th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.