62nd Drive & Apex Place

The three-way junction of 62nd Drive and Apex Place is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. J.H.S. 157 Stephen A. Halsey is 1,310 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 62 Dr/Yellowstone Blvd, is 390 feet away for the Q38, QM12 and QM42, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them playgrounds, and seven places to eat. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 62nd Drive.

Safety record
1 hurt
1 police-reported crash, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Long Island Expressway
0.3 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
390 feet
62 Dr/Yellowstone Blvd · Q38, QM12, QM42
Within a walk
8 places
2 playgrounds, 2 schools and 4 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
62nd Drive & Apex Place Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 62 Dr/Yellowstone Blvd, 390 feet away, for the Q38, QM12 and QM42.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 62 Dr/Yellowstone Blvd Q38, QM12, QM42
    390 feet
    Q38 QM12 QM42

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q38 …
  2. QM12 …
  3. QM42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 62nd Drive.

  • 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 108 St & 62 Dr 16 docks in all
    370 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at 62nd Avenue & Apex Place, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 105-55 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station
    0.4 miles
  2. 62-60 99th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.2 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 1 person injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on foot

The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2026.

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
32 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1959.

Since 2014 at least 183 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 11 signs on these blocks
  • 4 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and September 2026, and the sign on the street decides.

South side of 62nd Drive

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

East side of Apex Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM

West side of Apex Place

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Eight public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 playgrounds
  • 2 schools
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 fire station
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 religious building

Schools and child care

  1. P.S. 220 Edward Mandel School
    970 feet
  2. Beth Jacob Jewish Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    980 feet
  3. J.H.S. 157 Stephen A. Halsey School
    1,310 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Playground Sixty Two LXII Playground
    640 feet
  2. Barrier Playground
    890 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Older adult center at 108-25 62nd Drive Older adult center
    740 feet

Fire and police

  1. Division 14/Engine 324 Fire station
    1,240 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Key Food Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Ideal Food Basket Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and four food stores.

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:

See every intersection along 62nd Drive or Apex Place.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, 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.