68th Avenue & 65th Place
The three-way junction of 68th Avenue and 65th Place is in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Mafera Park is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about five minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are six public places and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Fresh Pond Rd, 1,310 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- Fresh Pond Rd M1,310 feetM
Next trains at this station
Inbound
1 line- M …
Middle Village
1 line- 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, 0.3 miles away, for the B13 and B20.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fresh Pond Rd/68 Av B13, B200.3 milesB13 B20
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
- B20 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 65 St & Otto Rd 21 docks in all1,120 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway eastbound at Cypress Hills Street & Jackie Robinson Parkway, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 64-40 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger1.3 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
- 92 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 65th Place
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
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 listed historic place
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 police station
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Bright Minds Daycare Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5610 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Mafera Park50 feet
- Mafera Park Playground400 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- 68th Avenue-64th Place Historic District Listed historic place590 feet
Fire and police
- 104th Precinct Police station1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: 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:
- 68th Avenue & 65th Street 260 feet
- 65th Place & Catalpa Avenue 510 feet
- 68th Avenue & 64th Place 520 feet
- 65th Street & Catalpa Avenue 760 feet
- 64th Street & 68th Avenue 780 feet
- 65th Street & Shaler Avenue 840 feet
- Catalpa Avenue & 64th Place 1,020 feet
- 68th Avenue & 62nd Street 1,040 feet
See every intersection along 65th Place or 68th Avenue.