69th Avenue & 229th Street
The three-way junction of 69th Avenue and 229th Street is in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Alley Park is 690 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Springfield Blvd/73 Av, is 0.5 miles away for the Q27, QM5, QM8 and QM35, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built in 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, 0.5 miles away, for the Q27, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Springfield Blvd/73 Av Q27, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter0.5 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 Cross Island Parkway southbound at West Alley Road & Cross Island Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 219-02 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.9 miles
- 47-14 217th Street Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.5 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.3 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 September 2012.
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
- 169 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Norway maple and the red maple.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Alley Pond Park310 feet
- Alley Park690 feet
- Alley Park Playground700 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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Avenue & 228th Street 260 feet
- 69th Avenue & 230th Street 270 feet
- 69th Avenue & Cloverdale Boulevard 530 feet
- 69th Avenue & 226th Street 800 feet
- Cloverdale Boulevard & Cloverdale Lane 880 feet
- 230th Street & 67th Avenue 940 feet
- 73rd Avenue & 229th Street 940 feet
- 69th Avenue & 225th Street 1,060 feet
See every intersection along 229th Street or 69th Avenue.