68th Avenue & 73rd Place
The three-way junction of 68th Avenue and 73rd Place is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Middle Village Library is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/73 Pl, is 920 feet away for the Q54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/73 Pl, 920 feet away, for the Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/73 Pl Q54920 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-27 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.9 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 January 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11379
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 123 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1920 and 1955.
Trees
Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the green ash and the sycamore maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 73rd Place
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Positive Beginnings - Flushing School820 feet
- Positive Beginnings - Middle Village School880 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Middle Village Library1,280 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 69-10 75th Street Older adult center980 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and four 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 73rd Place & 67th Drive 250 feet
- 73rd Place & 68th Road 270 feet
- 75th Street & 68th Avenue 490 feet
- 69th Avenue & 73rd Place 520 feet
- 73rd Place & 67th Road 570 feet
- 75th Street & 68th Road 700 feet
- 75th Street & 67th Drive 730 feet
- 76th Street & 68th Avenue 740 feet
See every intersection along 68th Avenue or 73rd Place.