68th Avenue & Kessel Street
The four-way crossing of 68th Avenue and Kessel Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Project Eden is 580 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Yellowstone Blvd/Juno St, is 800 feet away for the QM12 and QM42, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 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 Yellowstone Blvd/Juno St, 800 feet away, for the QM12 and QM42.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Yellowstone Blvd/Juno St QM12, QM42800 feetQM12 QM42
Next buses at this stop
- QM12 …
- QM42 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 75-41 Yellowstone Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 42 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, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 35 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 27 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2017 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Kessel Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Kessel Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 garden
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen School1,200 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Project Eden Garden580 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
- Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat.
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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 68th Avenue & Juno Street 260 feet
- 68th Avenue & Loubet Street 260 feet
- Kessel Street & Selfridge Street 450 feet
- 68th Avenue & Ingram Street 520 feet
- 68th Avenue & Manse Street 520 feet
- Selfridge Street & Loubet Street 550 feet
- Selfridge Street & Manse Street 650 feet
- 69th Avenue & Kessel Street 660 feet
See every intersection along 68th Avenue or Kessel Street.