68th Avenue & Harrow Street
The four-way crossing of 68th Avenue and Harrow Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 69 Av/Groton St, is 920 feet away for the Q23, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 Av/Groton St, 920 feet away, for the Q23.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 Av/Groton St Q23920 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 75-41 Yellowstone Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2020.
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
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1935 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 61 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 Harrow Street
- No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Harrow 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 six 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 & Groton Street 260 feet
- 68th Avenue & Ingram Street 260 feet
- 68th Avenue & Juno Street 520 feet
- 68th Avenue & Fleet Street 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & Harrow Street 660 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Harrow Street 670 feet
- 68th Avenue & Exeter Street 780 feet
- 68th Avenue & Kessel Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 68th Avenue or Harrow Street.