63rd Avenue & Apex Place
The four-way crossing of 63rd Avenue and Apex Place 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. Annadale Playground is 1,150 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 63 Rd/Yellowstone Blvd, is 450 feet away for the Q38, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, three of them playgrounds, and nine places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 63 Rd/Yellowstone Blvd, 450 feet away, for the Q38.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 63 Rd/Yellowstone Blvd Q38450 feetQ38
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
Cycling
- 9 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 108 St & 62 Dr 16 docks in all690 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.
- 105-55 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.3 miles
- 62-60 99th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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
- 42 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,900 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 1950 and 1956.
Since 2014 at least 183 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2017 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 63rd Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of 63rd Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
East side of Apex Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Apex Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 2 schools
- 1 older adult center
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Beth Jacob Jewish Educational Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K670 feet
- J.H.S. 157 Stephen A. Halsey School990 feet
- Babies Dream Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,160 feet
Show all 4
- P.S. 220 Edward Mandel School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Playground Sixty Two LXII Playground710 feet
- Barrier Playground950 feet
- Annadale Playground1,150 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 108-25 62nd Drive Older adult center1,060 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and eight 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 63rd Avenue & Yellowstone Boulevard 130 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Apex Place 210 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & 63rd Road 320 feet
- 62nd Drive & Apex Place 320 feet
- 63rd Road & Apex Place 360 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & 62nd Drive 390 feet
- 108th Street & 63rd Avenue 530 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & 63rd Drive 580 feet
See every intersection along 63rd Avenue or Apex Place.