68th Avenue & John F Kennedy Circle
The three-way junction of 68th Avenue and John F Kennedy Circle is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 046 Alley Pond is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 73 Av/Bell Blvd, is 1,320 feet away for the Q88, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1949, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 73 Av/Bell Blvd, 1,320 feet away, for the Q88, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 73 Av/Bell Blvd Q88, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter1,320 feetQ88 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.4 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 105 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, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1949.
Trees
NYC Parks records 50 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2024 and October 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 68th Avenue
- Back-in parking only 3 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
South side of 68th Avenue
- Back-in parking only 2 signs BACK IN 90 DEG PARKING ONLY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 046 Alley Pond School820 feet
- All in One Kids Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Tall Oak Playground1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Hollis Hills Windsor Park House of worship1,150 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 218th Street & John F Kennedy Circle 170 feet
- 218th Street & 68th Avenue 290 feet
- 218th Street & 67th Avenue 600 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 218th Street 850 feet
- 219th Street & 67th Avenue 860 feet
- 217th Street & 67th Avenue 860 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 217th Street 1,110 feet
- Bell Boulevard & 67th Avenue 1,140 feet
See every intersection along 68th Avenue or John F Kennedy Circle.