68th Avenue & 62nd Street

The four-way crossing of 68th Avenue and 62nd Street is in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, ten police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. It is 880 feet to the 104th Precinct. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about a minute on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 22 places to eat. About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1911 and 1930, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.

Safety record
4 hurt
10 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
Fresh Pond Rd
270 feet · 1 min on foot · M
Nearest bus stop
350 feet
Fresh Pond Rd/68 Av · B13, B20
Within a walk
13 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 3 religious buildings and 7 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
68th Avenue & 62nd Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 270 feet from this corner, about a minute on foot.

  1. Fresh Pond Rd M
    270 feet
    M

Next trains at this station

Inbound
1 line
  1. M …
Middle Village
1 line
  1. M …

Also within a walk

  1. Forest Av M
    0.4 miles
    M

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Dom (Variations)” (2013) by Laura F. Gibellini at the Fresh Pond Rd station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Fresh Pond Rd/68 Av, 350 feet away, for the B13 and B20.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Fresh Pond Rd/68 Av B13, B20
    350 feet
    B13 B20

Next buses at this stop

  1. B13 …
  2. B20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

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

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 67 Ave & Fresh Pond Rd 30 docks in all
    520 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Vermont Place & J Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 64-40 Myrtle Avenue Gas station
    0.5 miles
  2. 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger
    1.1 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

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

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

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11385
Community board
Queens Community Board 5
City Council district
30
Police precinct
104
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Ridgewood
Elevation
96 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1911 and 1930.

Trees

NYC Parks records 63 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 24 signs on these blocks
  • 8 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2023 and July 2024, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 62nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 62nd Street

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 68th Avenue

  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 68th Avenue

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet, 143 buildings are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Renaissance Revival, and mostly built between 1909 and 1911.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Thirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 1 listed historic place
  • 1 older adult center
  • 1 park
  • 4 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Bright Minds Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5
    610 feet
  2. P.S. 088 Seneca School
    850 feet
  3. YMCA of Greater NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    880 feet
Show all 4
  1. The Salvation Army Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,200 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Mafera Park
    1,090 feet
  2. Benninger Playground
    1,150 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. 68th Avenue-64th Place Historic District Listed historic place
    530 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Peter Cardella Senior Citizen Center Older adult center
    910 feet
  2. Fresh Pond Post Office
    1,200 feet

Fire and police

  1. 104th Precinct Police station
    880 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Food Universe Supermarket
    680 feet
  2. Stop & Shop Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. CTown Supermarket
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and 16 food stores.

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 62nd Street or 68th Avenue.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.