70th Street & 66th Drive
The three-way junction of 70th Street and 66th Drive is in Middle Village, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. P.S. 128 the Lorraine Tuzzo, Juniper Valley Elementary School is 920 feet away. The nearest subway, Middle Village-Metropolitan Av, is about six minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and one place to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Middle Village-Metropolitan Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- Middle Village-Metropolitan Av M0.3 milesM
Next trains at this station
Inbound
1 line- M …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/71 St, 500 feet away, for the Q54.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/71 St Q54500 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Metropolitan Ave & 65 Ln 26 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, 1.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2014.
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)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 121 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.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 February 2016, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 70th Street
- Ambulances only 2 signs AMBULANCE ONLY
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 128 the Lorraine Tuzzo, Juniper Valley Elementary School920 feet
Other stores
- BJ's Wholesale Club Store0.4 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 signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 70th Street & 66th Road 250 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 70th Street 410 feet
- 71st Street & 66th Road 490 feet
- 70th Street & Juniper Valley Road 510 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 71st Street 620 feet
- 71st Street & 66th Drive 730 feet
- 70th Street & 65th Drive 730 feet
- 71st Street & Juniper Valley Road 760 feet
See every intersection along 66th Drive or 70th Street.