50th Avenue & 68th Street
The three-way junction of 50th Avenue and 68th Street is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Jehovahs Witnesses Sunnyside Congregation is 370 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 50 Av/67 St, is 250 feet away for the Q18, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, four of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 50 Av/67 St, 250 feet away, for the Q18.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 50 Av/67 St Q18250 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 50 Ave & 65 St 19 docks in all1,100 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 65-10 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers990 feet
- 57-02 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 January 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
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the silver maple.
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 December 2018, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 50th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Denizko Daycare Pre-K810 feet
- P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan School850 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovahs Witnesses Sunnyside Congregation House of worship370 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four 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
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 50th Avenue & 69th Street 250 feet
- 50th Avenue & 67th Street 260 feet
- 68th Street & Garfield Avenue 280 feet
- 69th Street & Garfield Avenue 420 feet
- 50th Avenue & 69th Place 490 feet
- 69th Street & 49th Avenue 510 feet
- 49th Avenue & 67th Street 520 feet
- 67th Street & Garfield Avenue 560 feet
See every intersection along 50th Avenue or 68th Street.