69th Avenue & Kessel Street
The four-way crossing of 69th Avenue and Kessel Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Our Lady Mercy RC Church is 840 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 Av/Loubet St, is 250 feet away for the Q23, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them religious buildings, and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 Av/Loubet St, 250 feet away, for the Q23.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 Av/Loubet St Q23250 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 May 2020.
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
- 46 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 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 36 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2016 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 69th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 69th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Kessel Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
South side of Kessel Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 2 schools
- 1 garden
Schools and child care
- P.S. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen School540 feet
- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy School1,020 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Project Eden Garden1,240 feet
Houses of worship
- Our Lady Mercy RC Church House of worship840 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Avenue & Loubet Street 260 feet
- 69th Avenue & Juno Street 260 feet
- 69th Avenue & Manse Street 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & Ingram Street 520 feet
- 68th Avenue & Kessel Street 660 feet
- 70th Avenue & Kessel Street 660 feet
- 69th Avenue & Nansen Street 780 feet
- 69th Avenue & Harrow Street 780 feet
See every intersection along 69th Avenue or Kessel Street.