62nd Avenue & Colonial Avenue
The four-way crossing of 62nd Avenue and Colonial Avenue is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Flushing Meadows Corona Park is 1,170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/108 St, is 1,000 feet away for the Q88 and Q98, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them playgrounds. About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/108 St, 1,000 feet away, for the Q88 and Q98.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/108 St Q88, Q981,000 feetQ88 Q98
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
- Q98 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 62 Dr & 110 St 14 docks in all750 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Grand Central Parkway & 62nd Avenue, 520 feet by car along the streets.
- 110-34 Colonial Avenue Gas stationat this corner
- 62-60 99th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 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 April 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills
- Elevation
- 16 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.
Since 2014 at least 259 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Fifteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 220 Edward Mandel School1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park1,170 feet
- World's Fair Playground1,190 feet
- Playground Sixty Two LXII Playground1,270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 108-25 62nd Drive Older adult center1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.5 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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:
- 62nd Avenue & Colonial Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 430 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Colonial Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 490 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 62nd Avenue 520 feet
- 62nd Drive & Colonial Avenue 600 feet
- 110th Street & 62nd Drive 680 feet
- 62nd Avenue & Apex Place 820 feet
- 108th Street & 62nd Avenue 940 feet
- 110th Street & 63rd Avenue 950 feet
See every intersection along 62nd Avenue or Colonial Avenue.