68th Street & Maurice Avenue
The three-way junction of 68th Street and Maurice Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan is 170 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Maurice Av, is 270 feet away for the Q18, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 800 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 69 St/Maurice Av, 270 feet away, for the Q18.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Maurice Av Q18270 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Tyler Ave & Maurice Ave 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 65-10 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2024.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2021
- Accessible pedestrian signal, February 2021
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26 and 30 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 104 and 108 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 44 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
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
North side of Maurice Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan School170 feet
- Denizko Daycare Pre-K290 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovahs Witnesses Sunnyside Congregation House of worship1,050 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 51st Avenue & Maurice Avenue 90 feet
- 69th Street & Maurice Avenue 250 feet
- 67th Street & Maurice Avenue 260 feet
- 51st Avenue & 69th Street 260 feet
- 68th Street & Garfield Avenue 400 feet
- 69th Place & Calamus Avenue 510 feet
- 51st Avenue & 69th Place 520 feet
- 69th Street & 51st Road 520 feet
See every intersection along 68th Street or Maurice Avenue.