69th Avenue & Nansen Street
The four-way crossing of 69th Avenue and Nansen Street is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. North Forest Park Library is 1,260 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 Av/Loubet St, is 590 feet away for the Q23, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and ten places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 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/Loubet St, 590 feet away, for the Q23.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 Av/Loubet St Q23590 feetQ23
Next buses at this stop
- Q23 …
Cycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Metropolitan Avenue, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 101-09 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 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
- 61 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 77 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 8 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2013 and June 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 69th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 69th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Nansen Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Nansen Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 religious building
Libraries, museums and history
- North Forest Park Library1,260 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy860 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and two food stores.
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 nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Avenue & Olcott Street 260 feet
- 69th Avenue & Manse Street 260 feet
- 69th Avenue & Loubet Street 520 feet
- 69th Road & Olcott Street 520 feet
- Selfridge Street & Nansen Street 640 feet
- 70th Avenue & Nansen Street 660 feet
- 68th Avenue & Selfridge Street 680 feet
- Selfridge Street & Olcott Street 740 feet
See every intersection along 69th Avenue or Nansen Street.