68th Avenue & Clyde Street
The four-way crossing of 68th Avenue and Clyde Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Forest Hills Care Center is 850 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Burns St/68 Av, is 290 feet away for the Q23, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1929 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Burns St/68 Av, 290 feet away, for the Q23.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Burns St/68 Av Q23290 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Booth St & 68 Dr 15 docks in all0.4 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 chargers0.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1929 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Norway maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2016 and September 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Clyde Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Clyde Street
- No parking 9 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 older adult center
- 1 stadium or arena
Health care
- Forest Hills Care Center Nursing home or hospice850 feet
Theaters, arts and venues
- Forest Hills Stadium Stadium or arena840 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Forest Hills House of worship750 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 68-07 Burns Street Older adult center330 feet
Supermarkets
- Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket1,120 feet
- Trader Joe's 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 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 68th Avenue & Dartmouth Street 260 feet
- 68th Avenue & Burns Street 260 feet
- 68th Avenue & Exeter Street 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & Clyde Street 590 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Clyde Street 690 feet
- Burns Street & Yellowstone Boulevard 730 feet
- 68th Avenue & Fleet Street 780 feet
- 69th Avenue & Burns Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 68th Avenue or Clyde Street.