68th Street & 61st Road
The four-way crossing of 68th Street and 61st Road is in Middle Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, Eliot Av/67 St, is 600 feet away for the Q14, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eliot Av/67 St, 600 feet away, for the Q14.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eliot Av/67 St Q14600 feetQ14
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.3 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 chargers0.7 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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 October 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11379
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 118 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 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
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Eliot Avenue & 68th Street 270 feet
- 61st Road & 67th Street 430 feet
- 69th Street & 61st Road 440 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 67th Street 680 feet
- 69th Street & 61st Drive 710 feet
- 69th Street & Eliot Avenue 710 feet
- 68th Street & 60th Drive 720 feet
- 69th Place & 61st Road 920 feet
See every intersection along 61st Road or 68th Street.