70th Street & Garfield Avenue
The four-way crossing of 70th Street and Garfield Avenue is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Tiegerman School at Woodside is 890 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/49 Av, is 750 feet away for the Q47, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, five of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/49 Av, 750 feet away, for the Q47.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/49 Av Q47750 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 50 Ave & 65 St 19 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 77-33 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.7 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers250 feet
- 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 6 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 30 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.
Trees
Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2017 and January 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 70th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
West side of 70th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
North side of Garfield Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Garfield Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Tiegerman School at Woodside School890 feet
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 70-20 47th Avenue Pre-K center890 feet
- P.S. 437 Pre-K920 feet
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- Denizko Daycare Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,140 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovahs Witnesses Sunnyside Congregation House of worship700 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and five 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 50th Avenue & Garfield Avenue 90 feet
- 70th Street & 49th Avenue 220 feet
- 50th Avenue & 69th Place 260 feet
- 69th Place & Garfield Avenue 270 feet
- 48th Avenue & 70th Street 490 feet
- 50th Avenue & 69th Street 500 feet
- 51st Avenue & 70th Street 520 feet
- 69th Street & Garfield Avenue 540 feet
See every intersection along 70th Street or Garfield Avenue.