68th Avenue & 65th Street
The four-way crossing of 68th Avenue and 65th Street is in Ridgewood, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Mafera Park is 310 feet away. The nearest subway, Fresh Pond Rd, is about four minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and six places to eat. About 700 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, 1,050 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- Fresh Pond Rd M1,050 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, 1,140 feet away, for the B13 and B20.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fresh Pond Rd/68 Av B13, B201,140 feetB13 B20
Next buses at this stop
- B13 …
- B20 …
Cycling
- 11 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 65 St & Otto Rd 21 docks in all1,020 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 station0.4 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2020.
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 700 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 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 21 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 65th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 65th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 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 5350 feet
- YMCA of Greater NY Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Mafera Park310 feet
- Mafera Park Playground660 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- 68th Avenue-64th Place Historic District Listed historic place330 feet
Fire and police
- 104th Precinct Police station1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Food Universe Supermarket0.3 miles
- Stop & Shop Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two food stores.
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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 68th Avenue & 65th Place 260 feet
- 68th Avenue & 64th Place 260 feet
- 65th Street & Catalpa Avenue 510 feet
- 64th Street & 68th Avenue 520 feet
- 65th Street & Shaler Avenue 730 feet
- 65th Place & Catalpa Avenue 760 feet
- Catalpa Avenue & 64th Place 770 feet
- 68th Avenue & 62nd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 65th Street or 68th Avenue.