69th Street & Caldwell Avenue
The four-way crossing of 69th Street and Caldwell Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 12 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Sitting Area 127 CXXVII is 1,020 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/59 Dr, is 420 feet away for the Q67, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them parks, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/59 Dr, 420 feet away, for the Q67.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/59 Dr Q67420 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 69th Street.
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Ave & Remsen Pl 21 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers1,260 feet
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 12 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 2 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 111 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the American elm and the sweetgum.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 69th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frontera Park570 feet
- Peter Chahales Park580 feet
- Frontera Park Playground590 feet
Show all 4
- Sitting Area 127 CXXVII Park1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and six 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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Caldwell Avenue & Brown Place 50 feet
- 69th Street & 59th Road 250 feet
- 69th Street & 58th Road 270 feet
- 58th Road & Brown Place 380 feet
- 69th Place & Caldwell Avenue 470 feet
- 69th Street & 59th Drive 500 feet
- 68th Street & 59th Road 520 feet
- 58th Avenue & 69th Street 520 feet
See every intersection along 69th Street or Caldwell Avenue.