69th Avenue & Burns Street
The three-way junction of 69th Avenue and Burns Street is in Forest Hills, Queens, and is also named Samuel Picker Square by local law. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Young Israel of Forest Hills is 1,130 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Hills-71 Av, is about eight minutes on foot, for the E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them religious buildings, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Forest Hills-71 Av, 0.4 miles from this corner, about eight minutes on foot.
- 4 lines at the nearest station
- Forest Hills-71 Av E, F, M, R0.4 milesE F M R
Next trains at this station
Outbound
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Manhattan
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Bus
The nearest bus stop is 69 Av/Clyde St, 300 feet away, for the Q23.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 Av/Clyde St Q23300 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Austin St & 70 Rd 23 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Jewel Avenue & Grand Central Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.9 miles
- 6725 Clyde Street Charging for electric cars, 29 Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 29
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills
- Elevation
- 56 feet above sea level
This corner is also named Samuel Picker Square, a co-naming enacted on October 29, 1982 (Local Law 66 of 1982).
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,400 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 1929 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the American basswood.
The Department of Records' Honorary Street Names dataset has its own note on Samuel Picker Square.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2024 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 69th Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 69th Avenue
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Burns Street
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
South side of Burns Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 older adult center
- 1 stadium or arena
Theaters, arts and venues
- Forest Hills Stadium Stadium or arena400 feet
Houses of worship
- Young Israel of Forest Hills House of worship1,130 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 68-07 Burns Street Older adult center650 feet
Supermarkets
- Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket0.3 miles
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Other stores
- Target Store0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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 & Clyde Street 260 feet
- 69th Avenue & Dartmouth Street 530 feet
- 68th Avenue & Burns Street 580 feet
- 69th Avenue & Exeter Street 790 feet
- 68th Avenue & Clyde Street 840 feet
- 69th Avenue & Fleet Street 1,050 feet
- Burns Street & Tennis Place 1,060 feet
- Burns Street & Yellowstone Boulevard 1,060 feet
See every intersection along 69th Avenue or Burns Street.