68th Street & Otto Road
The three-way junction of 68th Street and Otto Road is in Ridgewood, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/68 St, is 0.3 miles away for the QM24, QM25 and QM34, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two. NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/68 St, 0.3 miles away, for the QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/68 St QM24, QM25, QM340.3 milesQM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 65 St & Otto Rd 21 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 64-40 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30 and 32 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Ridgewood
- Elevation
- 92 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1925 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 36 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2013 and February 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 68th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 68th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Otto Road
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedPharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food 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 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:
- Otto Road & 67th Place 250 feet
- Otto Road & 68th Place 270 feet
- 70th Avenue & 68th Street 470 feet
- 67th Street & Otto Road 510 feet
- 69th Street & Otto Road 540 feet
- 70th Avenue & 68th Place 630 feet
- 70th Avenue & 67th Place 720 feet
- Otto Road & 66th Place 750 feet
See every intersection along 68th Street or Otto Road.