69th Avenue & 179th Street
The four-way crossing of 69th Avenue and 179th 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. In 2025, 45 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Utopia Playground is 950 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Utopia Pkwy/69 Av, is 380 feet away for the Q31, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Utopia Pkwy/69 Av, 380 feet away, for the Q31.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Utopia Pkwy/69 Av Q31380 feetQ31
Next buses at this stop
- Q31 …
Cycling
- 10 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, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 181-12 Horace Harding Expressway 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.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 45 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,839th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 28 more were issued.
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
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four 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 between 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 October 2024 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 179th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 179th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Utopia Playground950 feet
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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Avenue & 180th Street 260 feet
- 69th Avenue & 178th Street 260 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 69th Avenue 400 feet
- 69th Avenue & 181st Street 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & Fresh Meadow Lane 660 feet
- Utopia Parkway & 68th Avenue 720 feet
- 67th Avenue & 180th Street at 179th Street 740 feet
- 69th Avenue & 182nd Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 179th Street or 69th Avenue.