68th Street & Garfield Avenue
The four-way crossing of 68th Street and Garfield Avenue is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 50 Av/67 St, is 520 feet away for the Q18, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and six places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 50 Av/67 St, 520 feet away, for the Q18.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 50 Av/67 St Q18520 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 50 Ave & 65 St 19 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 65-10 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,050 feet
- 57-02 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 December 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 37 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the red maple and the silver maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 68th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Denizko Daycare Pre-K530 feet
- P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan School570 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovahs Witnesses Sunnyside Congregation House of worship650 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and four 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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 18 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Street & Garfield Avenue 260 feet
- 50th Avenue & 68th Street 280 feet
- 67th Street & Garfield Avenue 280 feet
- 68th Street & Maurice Avenue 400 feet
- 50th Avenue & 69th Street 440 feet
- 51st Avenue & Maurice Avenue 490 feet
- 50th Avenue & 67th Street 530 feet
- 69th Place & Garfield Avenue 540 feet
See every intersection along 68th Street or Garfield Avenue.