69th Avenue & 242nd Street
The three-way junction of 69th Avenue and 242nd Street is in Douglaston-Little Neck, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Alley Pond Park is 710 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Douglaston Pkwy/65 Av, is 0.4 miles away for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1970, most in buildings of ten homes or more.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Douglaston Pkwy/65 Av, 0.4 miles away, for the Q30, QM5, QM8 and QM35.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Douglaston Pkwy/65 Av Q30, QM5, QM8, QM35 · Shelter0.4 milesQ30 QM5 QM8 QM35
Next buses at this stop
- Q30 …
- QM5 …
- QM8 …
- QM35 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Cross Island Parkway southbound at West Alley Road & Cross Island Parkway, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 248-76 Marathon Parkway Gas station1.2 miles
- 249-31 61st Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1.2 miles
- 214-32 41st Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11362
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 11
- City Council district
- 23
- Police precinct
- 111
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Douglaston-Little Neck
- Elevation
- 92 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1950 and 1970.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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 Park710 feet
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 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 68th Avenue & 242nd Street 260 feet
- 67th Avenue & 242nd Street 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & Douglaston Parkway 640 feet
- 242nd Street & 66th Avenue 780 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & 70th Avenue 790 feet
- Douglaston Parkway & 68th Avenue 940 feet
- 67th Avenue & Douglaston Parkway 1,220 feet
- 66th Avenue & 240th Street 0.3 miles
See every intersection along 242nd Street or 69th Avenue.