69th Avenue & 140th Street
The three-way junction of 69th Avenue and 140th Street is in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Congregation Ohel Yitzchak is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewel Av/140 St, is 530 feet away for the Q64, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and seven places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jewel Av/140 St, 530 feet away, for the Q64.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jewel Av/140 St Q64 · Shelter530 feetQ64
Next buses at this stop
- Q64 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Park Drive East, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.4 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars2.2 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
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills
- Elevation
- 82 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 25 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the silver linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2014 and June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 140th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 69th Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 69th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
Houses of worship
- Congregation Ohel Yitzchak House of worship930 feet
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch150 feet
Supermarkets
- Seasons Express Supermarket1,150 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven 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 corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Road & 140th Street 260 feet
- 140th Street & 68th Drive 310 feet
- 141st Street & 68th Drive 480 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 140th Street 520 feet
- 141st Street & Jewel Avenue 700 feet
- Main Street & 68th Drive 850 feet
- 138th Street & 68th Drive 860 feet
- 141st Street & 70th Avenue 980 feet
See every intersection along 140th Street or 69th Avenue.