68th Street & 60th Drive
The three-way junction of 68th Street and 60th Drive is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Eliot Av, is 530 feet away for the Q67, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/Eliot Av, 530 feet away, for the Q67.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Eliot Av Q67530 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 112 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1960.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 68th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two food stores.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 68th Street & 60th Road 260 feet
- 69th Street & 60th Drive 310 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 68th Street 450 feet
- 60th Avenue & 68th Street 520 feet
- 69th Street & 60th Road 570 feet
- 69th Street & Eliot Avenue 640 feet
- 68th Street & 61st Road 720 feet
- 68th Street & 59th Drive 780 feet
See every intersection along 60th Drive or 68th Street.