68th Street & Clinton Avenue
The three-way junction of 68th Street and Clinton Avenue 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. Maspeth Post Office is 330 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Grand Av, is 500 feet away for the Q18, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them parks, and 12 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/Grand Av, 500 feet away, for the Q18.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Grand Av Q18500 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
- 28 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 63 St & Borden Ave 21 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station720 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
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 January 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
- 78 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1919 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 46 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2025 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 68th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 68th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Clinton Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
- 1 post office
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frontera Park1,130 feet
- Frontera Park Playground1,140 feet
- Peter Chahales Park1,140 feet
Show all 4
- Technical Sergeant Thomas J. Davey Triangle1,200 feet
Community centers and public services
- Maspeth Post Office330 feet
Fire and police
- Squad 288 Fire station380 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and five food stores.
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 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 68th Street & Hull Avenue 290 feet
- 68th Street & Perry Avenue 310 feet
- Borden Avenue & 68th Street 380 feet
- 69th Street & Clinton Avenue 390 feet
- Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road N at Perry Avenue 430 feet
- 68th Street & Jay Avenue 500 feet
- Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road N at Clinton Avenue 630 feet
- Borden Avenue & 66th Street 690 feet
See every intersection along 68th Street or Clinton Avenue.