69th Street & Eliot Avenue
The four-way crossing of 69th Street and Eliot Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 38 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 319 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Eliot Av, is 50 feet away for the Q67, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/Eliot Av, 50 feet away, for the Q67.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Eliot Av Q6750 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 69th Street and Eliot Avenue.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 38 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 16 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 6 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 319 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,437th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 92 more were issued.
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)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
Homes
About 800 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 1950 and 1960.
Trees
Fourteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2017 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 69th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 69th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Street & 61st Road 280 feet
- 69th Street & 60th Drive 320 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 68th Street 440 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 69th Place 490 feet
- 69th Street & 61st Drive 540 feet
- 69th Street & 60th Road 580 feet
- 68th Street & 60th Drive 640 feet
- 68th Street & 61st Road 710 feet
See every intersection along 69th Street or Eliot Avenue.