69th Avenue & 188th Street
The three-way junction of 69th Avenue and 188th 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. The nearest bus stop, 188 St/69 Av, is 100 feet away for the Q17, Q45, Q88 and five more, and 15 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 188 St/69 Av, 100 feet away, for the Q17, Q45, Q88, QM1 and four more.
- 15 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 188 St/69 Av Q17, Q45, Q88, QM1 +4100 feetQ17 Q45 Q88 QM1 QM5 QM7 QM8 QM31
Next buses at this stop
- Q17 …
- Q45 …
- Q88 …
- QM1 …
- QM5 …
- QM7 …
- QM8 …
- QM31 …
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.
- 184-17 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.6 miles
- 20602 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger2.1 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.9 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 February 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11365
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia
- Elevation
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green Vase' zelkova and the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 188th Street
- Bus layover only 2 signs MTA BUS LAYOVER ONLY NO ENGINE IDLING MAX FINE $2000
- No standing 11 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Little Meadows Early Childhood Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K460 feet
- Little Meadows Early Childhood Cntr Preschool520 feet
Bank branches
- Citibank Bank branch950 feet
Supermarkets
- Island of Gold Supermarket Supermarket0.3 miles
- Lidl Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Walgreens Pharmacy690 feet
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Fresh Meadows Place Shopping center0.3 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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, two of them within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Avenue & 71st Crescent 320 feet
- 69th Avenue & 190th Lane 480 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 188th Street 870 feet
- 69th Avenue & 192nd Street 920 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 189th Street 1,140 feet
- 69th Avenue & 71st Crescent 1,140 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 187th Street 1,150 feet
- 192nd Street & 190th Lane 1,220 feet
See every intersection along 188th Street or 69th Avenue.