62nd Drive & Colonial Avenue
The three-way junction of 62nd Drive and Colonial Avenue is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. World's Fair Playground is 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 62 Dr/108 St, is 710 feet away for the Q38, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them playgrounds. A bike lane separated from traffic runs along 62nd Drive.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 62 Dr/108 St, 710 feet away, for the Q38.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 62 Dr/108 St Q38710 feetQ38
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 62nd Drive.
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 62 Dr & 110 St 14 docks in all190 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Grand Central Parkway & 62nd Avenue, 1,130 feet by car along the streets.
- 110-34 Colonial Avenue Gas station640 feet
- 62-60 99th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2024.
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
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,200 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 1959 and 1975.
Since 2014 at least 259 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 41 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 62nd Drive
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Colonial Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Colonial Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 older adult center
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- World's Fair Playground740 feet
- Playground Sixty Two LXII Playground1,270 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 108-25 62nd Drive Older adult center570 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 110th Street & 62nd Drive 110 feet
- 110th Street & 63rd Avenue 390 feet
- 62nd Avenue & Colonial Avenue 600 feet
- 110th Street & 63rd Road 660 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 62nd Drive 680 feet
- 108th Street & 62nd Drive 790 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 63rd Avenue 900 feet
- 110th Street & 63rd Drive 930 feet
See every intersection along 62nd Drive or Colonial Avenue.