69th Street & Clinton Avenue
The three-way junction of 69th Street and Clinton Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 15 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Peter Chahales Park is 750 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Grand Av, is 100 feet away for the Q18, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them parks, and 15 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/Grand Av, 100 feet away, for the Q18.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Grand Av Q18100 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 69th Street.
- 34 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Ave & Remsen Pl 21 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station950 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers290 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 15 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 8 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
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
- 95 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- 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 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 12 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2025 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 69th Street (east side).
West side of 69th Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Clinton Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 464875 and 468695.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- Ateres Pesha Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,030 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frontera Park730 feet
- Frontera Park Playground750 feet
- Peter Chahales Park750 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Maspeth Library1,130 feet
Community centers and public services
- Maspeth Post Office330 feet
- Older adult center at 69-61 Grand Avenue Older adult center990 feet
Fire and police
- Squad 288 Fire station610 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,110 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,270 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,140 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and seven 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Borden Avenue & 69th Street at Grand Avenue 310 feet
- 69th Street & 55th Avenue 370 feet
- 68th Street & Clinton Avenue 390 feet
- Borden Avenue & 69th Street at Queens Midtown Expressway 470 feet
- Borden Avenue & Grand Avenue 490 feet
- 68th Street & Perry Avenue 540 feet
- Grand Avenue & 69th Place 560 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 69th Street 560 feet
See every intersection along 69th Street or Clinton Avenue.