70th Avenue & 68th Place
The four-way crossing of 70th Avenue and 68th Place is in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 091 Richard Arkwright is 720 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/68 St, is 0.3 miles away for the QM24, QM25 and QM34, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/68 St, 0.3 miles away, for the QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/68 St QM24, QM25, QM340.3 milesQM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 65 St & Otto Rd 21 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 71-05 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 1510 Gates Avenue Charging for electric cars, four Level 2 chargers1.7 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.8 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.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2022.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11385
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 32
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Glendale
- Elevation
- 88 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
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 1925 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 65 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 26 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2020 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 68th Place
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 68th Place
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
North side of 70th Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 70th Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 091 Richard Arkwright School720 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- "Uncle" Vito F. Maranzano Glendale Playground1,270 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
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 bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 70th Avenue & 68th Street 250 feet
- 69th Street & 70th Avenue 250 feet
- Otto Road & 68th Place 360 feet
- 70th Avenue & 69th Place 500 feet
- 70th Avenue & 67th Place 500 feet
- 69th Street & Otto Road 520 feet
- Central Avenue & 68th Place 540 feet
- 68th Street & Otto Road 630 feet
See every intersection along 68th Place or 70th Avenue.