69th Street & Queens Midtown Expressway
The five-way junction of 69th Street and Queens Midtown Expressway is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Peter Chahales Park is 60 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy, is 120 feet away for the Q67, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them parks, and 16 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy, 120 feet away, for the Q67.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy Q67120 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 69th Street.
- 28 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 station0.3 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers590 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 December 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, November 2023
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 four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 93 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Queens Midtown Expressway (both sides).
East side of 69th Street
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
West side of 69th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of Queens Midtown Expressway
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Queens Midtown Expressway
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 407948 and 464241.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Ateres Pesha Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5810 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frontera Park40 feet
- Frontera Park Playground50 feet
- Peter Chahales Park60 feet
Show all 6
- Sitting Area 127 CXXVII Park660 feet
- Whitefish Triangle1,130 feet
- Whitefish Triangle Playground1,160 feet
Health care
- Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice1,290 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Maspeth Library1,200 feet
Community centers and public services
- Maspeth Post Office1,020 feet
- Older adult center at 69-61 Grand Avenue Older adult center1,070 feet
Fire and police
- Squad 288 Fire station700 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,180 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,200 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch1,270 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,060 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,210 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 16 places to eat and 12 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 21 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & 69th Street 130 feet
- 58th Avenue & 69th Street 140 feet
- Borden Avenue & 69th Street at Queens Midtown Expressway 230 feet
- 58th Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway 250 feet
- Borden Avenue & 69th Street at Grand Avenue 380 feet
- 55th Drive & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at Brown Place 380 feet
- 69th Street & 58th Road 400 feet
- Borden Avenue & Grand Avenue 450 feet
See every intersection along 55th Drive, 69th Street, Queens Midtown Expressway or Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S.