68th Avenue & Burns Street
The three-way junction of 68th Avenue and Burns Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Israel of Forest Hills is 540 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Burns St/68 Av, is 50 feet away for the Q23, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Burns St/68 Av, 50 feet away, for the Q23.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Burns St/68 Av Q2350 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Booth St & 68 Dr 15 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Jewel Avenue & Grand Central Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 75-41 Yellowstone Boulevard Gas station0.8 miles
- 6725 Clyde Street Charging for electric cars, 29 Level 2 chargers1,250 feet
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills
- Elevation
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 40 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.
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 June 2016 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Burns Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 older adult center
- 1 police station
- 1 stadium or arena
Health care
- Forest Hills Care Center Nursing home or hospice970 feet
Theaters, arts and venues
- Forest Hills Stadium Stadium or arena980 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Forest Hills House of worship540 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 68-07 Burns Street Older adult center80 feet
Fire and police
- 112th Precinct Police station1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket1,240 feet
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.5 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 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:
- 68th Avenue & Clyde Street 260 feet
- Burns Street & Yellowstone Boulevard 470 feet
- 68th Avenue & Dartmouth Street 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & Burns Street 580 feet
- 68th Avenue & Exeter Street 780 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Clyde Street 810 feet
- 69th Avenue & Clyde Street 840 feet
- 68th Avenue & Fleet Street 1,040 feet
See every intersection along 68th Avenue or Burns Street.