69th Avenue & 173rd Street
The four-way crossing of 69th Avenue and 173rd Street is in Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/69 Av, is 990 feet away for the Q31, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and one place to eat. About 500 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, 990 feet away, for the Q31.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/69 Av Q31990 feetQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
Cycling
- 9 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 countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2017.
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)
- Pomonok-Electchester-Hillcrest
- Elevation
- 52 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 60 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the red maple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2024 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 69th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 69th Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows School890 feet
- All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,180 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Fresh Meadows Playground600 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Hillcrest House of worship1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Avenue & 174th Street 250 feet
- 69th Avenue & 172nd Street 250 feet
- 69th Avenue & 171st Street 500 feet
- 172nd Street & 68th Avenue 510 feet
- 69th Avenue & 175th Street 510 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 173rd Street 520 feet
- 67th Avenue & 173rd Street 670 feet
- 69th Avenue & Fresh Meadow Lane 690 feet
See every intersection along 173rd Street or 69th Avenue.