70th Street & Caldwell Avenue
The three-way junction of 70th Street and Caldwell Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Peter Chahales Park is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy, is 1,230 feet away for the Q67, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them parks. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 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/Queens Midtown Expwy, 1,230 feet away, for the Q67.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy Q671,230 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 104 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sitting Area 127 CXXVII Park540 feet
- Peter Chahales Park1,060 feet
- Frontera Park1,260 feet
Show all 4
- Frontera Park Playground1,280 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Street & Caldwell Avenue 230 feet
- Caldwell Avenue & 69th Lane 260 feet
- 71st Street & Queens Midtown Expressway 500 feet
- 69th Place & Caldwell Avenue 530 feet
- 72nd Street & Caldwell Avenue 600 feet
- 58th Road & Mazeau Street Pedestrian Overpass 640 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway 660 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Mazeau Street Pedestrian Overpass 720 feet
See every intersection along 70th Street or Caldwell Avenue.