62nd Avenue & Wetherole Street
The four-way crossing of 62nd Avenue and Wetherole Street is in Rego Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Rego Park Post Office is 1,290 feet away. The nearest subway, Woodhaven Blvd, is about six minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and five places to eat. About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1941, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Woodhaven Blvd, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- Woodhaven Blvd M, R0.3 milesM R
Next trains at this station
Outbound
2 lines- M …
- R …
Manhattan
2 lines- M …
- R …
Also within a walk
- 63 Dr-Rego Park M, R0.4 milesM R
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “In Memory of the Lost Batallion” (1996) by Pablo Tauler at the Woodhaven Blvd station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Woodhaven Blvd/Wetherole St, 1,090 feet away, for the Q11, Q14 and Q29.
- 21 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Woodhaven Blvd/Wetherole St Q11, Q14, Q291,090 feetQ11 Q14 Q29
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
- Q14 …
- Q29 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 62 Ave & Queens Blvd 20 docks in all790 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-50 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger and three fast chargers0.5 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 October 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11374
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rego Park
- Elevation
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1941.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 62nd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 62nd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Wetherole Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Wetherole Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 older adult center
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 recreation center
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Jewish Institute of Queens School1,070 feet
- Sholom, Sholom Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,140 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Lost Battalion Hall Recreation Center Park · recreation center1,060 feet
Community centers and public services
- Rego Park Senior Center Older adult center1,180 feet
- Rego Park Post Office1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.4 miles
Other stores
- Costco Store0.5 miles
Shopping centers
- Rego Center Shopping center0.4 miles
- Queens Center Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet, a signal or safety change and 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 & Booth Street 260 feet
- Austin Street & 62nd Avenue 290 feet
- 62nd Avenue & Saunders Street 520 feet
- Eliot Avenue & Wetherole Street 570 feet
- 63rd Avenue & Wetherole Street 670 feet
- Eliot Avenue & Booth Street 830 feet
- 63rd Avenue & Booth Street 930 feet
- Austin Street & 63rd Avenue 930 feet
See every intersection along 62nd Avenue or Wetherole Street.