69th Avenue & 171st Street
The four-way crossing of 69th Avenue and 171st Street is in Fresh Meadows-Utopia, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Israel of Hillcrest is 680 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/69 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q31, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/69 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q31.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/69 Av Q310.3 milesQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 182nd Street at Long Island Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 61-19 Fresh Meadow Lane Gas station0.5 miles
- 92-23 168th Place Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 44 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 71 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks 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 playground
Schools and child care
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K680 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fresh Meadows Playground1,110 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Hillcrest House of worship680 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 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 signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Avenue & 172nd Street 250 feet
- 170th Street & 69th Avenue 250 feet
- 171st Street & 68th Avenue 250 feet
- 69th Avenue & 173rd Street 500 feet
- 169th Street & 69th Avenue 500 feet
- 172nd Street & 68th Avenue 500 feet
- 171st Street & Jewel Avenue 520 feet
- 67th Avenue & 171st Street 670 feet
See every intersection along 171st Street or 69th Avenue.