68th Avenue & Alderton Street
The three-way junction of 68th Avenue and Alderton Street is in Rego Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Project Eden is 660 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Woodhaven Blvd/68 Rd, is 580 feet away for the Q11, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and five places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Woodhaven Blvd/68 Rd, 580 feet away, for the Q11.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Woodhaven Blvd/68 Rd Q11580 feetQ11
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Myrtle Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 75-41 Yellowstone Boulevard Gas station1,170 feet
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger320 feet
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11374
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rego Park
- Elevation
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1960.
Since 2014 at least 126 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2016 and May 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Alderton Street
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 cemetery
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- BSDC Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,210 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Project Eden Garden660 feet
- Remsen Family Cemetery1,290 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.3 miles
- Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
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 corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Alderton Street & 67th Drive 260 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Alderton Street at 68th Road 270 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Alderton Street 310 feet
- Alderton Street & 67th Road 520 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Kessel Street 650 feet
- 67th Avenue & Alderton Street 780 feet
- Woodhaven Boulevard & Yellowstone Boulevard 860 feet
- Kessel Street & Selfridge Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 68th Avenue or Alderton Street.