70th Street & 70th Avenue
The three-way junction of 70th Street and 70th Avenue is in Glendale, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 091 Richard Arkwright is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Myrtle Av/69 St, is 0.4 miles away for the Q55, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and one place to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Myrtle Av/69 St, 0.4 miles away, for the Q55.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Myrtle Av/69 St Q550.4 milesQ55
Next buses at this stop
- Q55 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 65 St & Otto Rd 21 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 71-05 Myrtle Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger1.6 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars2 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 May 2026.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1920 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the littleleaf linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 14 signs on these blocks
- 6 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2015 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 70th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of 70th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of 70th Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of 70th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 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 School1,300 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- "Uncle" Vito F. Maranzano Glendale Playground520 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 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 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 70th Avenue & 69th Place 240 feet
- 69th Street & 70th Avenue 490 feet
- 70th Street & Central Avenue 530 feet
- 69th Street & Otto Road 700 feet
- 70th Avenue & 68th Place 740 feet
- Central Avenue & 69th Place 780 feet
- 71st Street & Central Avenue 790 feet
- Otto Road & 68th Place 960 feet
See every intersection along 70th Avenue or 70th Street.