69th Street & 61st Drive
The three-way junction of 69th Street and 61st Drive is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Eliot Av, is 520 feet away for the Q67, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1955 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/Eliot Av, 520 feet away, for the Q67.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Eliot Av Q67520 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 69th Street.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.8 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11379
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 102 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1955 and 1960.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Street & 62nd Avenue 270 feet
- 69th Street & 61st Road 270 feet
- 69th Place & 61st Drive 470 feet
- 69th Street & 62nd Road 530 feet
- 69th Street & Eliot Avenue 540 feet
- 68th Street & 61st Road 710 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 69th Place 720 feet
- 69th Place & 61st Road 740 feet
See every intersection along 61st Drive or 69th Street.