69th Avenue & 226th Street
The three-way junction of 69th Avenue and 226th Street is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Alley Pond Park is 600 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/73 Av, is 0.3 miles away for the Q27, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1949 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 Springfield Blvd/73 Av, 0.3 miles away, for the Q27, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/73 Av Q27, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter0.3 milesQ27 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q27 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 69th Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.8 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.4 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2023.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11364
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills
- Elevation
- 149 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1949 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park600 feet
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Avenue & 225th Street 260 feet
- 69th Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard 270 feet
- 69th Avenue & 224th Street 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & 228th Street 540 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 226th Street 560 feet
- Cloverdale Boulevard & Cloverdale Lane 620 feet
- 223rd Street & 69th Avenue 780 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 225th Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 226th Street or 69th Avenue.