70th Street & Eliot Avenue
The four-way crossing of 70th Street and Eliot Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy is 530 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eliot Av/74 St, is 750 feet away for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eliot Av/74 St, 750 feet away, for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eliot Av/74 St Q14, QM24, QM25, QM34 · Shelter750 feetQ14 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Eliot Avenue.
- 4 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station780 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2024.
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)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 100 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is 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 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 55 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the London planetree and the pin oak.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy School530 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch910 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Eliot Avenue & 69th Lane 260 feet
- 71st Street & Eliot Avenue 260 feet
- 72nd Street & Eliot Avenue 520 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 69th Place 530 feet
- 74th Street & Eliot Avenue 780 feet
- 69th Place & 61st Road 800 feet
- 70th Street & 62nd Avenue 810 feet
- 60th Avenue & 70th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 70th Street or Eliot Avenue.