69th Avenue & Groton Street
The four-way crossing of 69th Avenue and Groton Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Forest Hills Stadium is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 Av/Groton St, is 50 feet away for the Q23, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 Av/Groton St, 50 feet away, for the Q23.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 Av/Groton St Q2350 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 6725 Clyde Street Charging for electric cars, 29 Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 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.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 54 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1930 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 85 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 29 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2020 and October 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 69th Avenue
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 69th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of Groton Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Groton Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
- 1 stadium or arena
Schools and child care
- P.S. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen School1,060 feet
Theaters, arts and venues
- Forest Hills Stadium Stadium or arena1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket0.4 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 subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Avenue & Harrow Street 260 feet
- 69th Avenue & Fleet Street 260 feet
- 69th Avenue & Exeter Street 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & Ingram Street 520 feet
- 70th Avenue & Groton Street 660 feet
- 68th Avenue & Groton Street 660 feet
- 69th Avenue & Dartmouth Street 780 feet
- 69th Avenue & Juno Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 69th Avenue or Groton Street.