68th Avenue & Groton Street
The four-way crossing of 68th Avenue and Groton Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 69 Av/Groton St, is 660 feet away for the Q23, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 Av/Groton St, 660 feet away, for the Q23.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 Av/Groton St Q23660 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 75-41 Yellowstone Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 6725 Clyde Street Charging for electric cars, 29 Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.
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
- 45 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2021 and September 2024, 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 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Groton Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Groton Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 68th Avenue & Harrow Street 260 feet
- 68th Avenue & Fleet Street 260 feet
- 68th Avenue & Ingram Street 520 feet
- 68th Avenue & Exeter Street 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & Groton Street 660 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Groton Street 670 feet
- 68th Avenue & Juno Street 780 feet
- 68th Avenue & Dartmouth Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 68th Avenue or Groton Street.