70th Street & Penelope Avenue
The four-way crossing of 70th Street and Penelope Avenue is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 128 the Lorraine Tuzzo, Juniper Valley Elementary School is 750 feet away. The nearest subway, Middle Village-Metropolitan Av, is about ten minutes on foot, for the M. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and two places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is Middle Village-Metropolitan Av, 0.5 miles from this corner, about ten minutes on foot.
- Middle Village-Metropolitan Av M0.5 milesM
Next trains at this station
Inbound
1 line- M …
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Juniper Valley Rd/70 St, 670 feet away, for the Q38.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Juniper Valley Rd/70 St Q38670 feetQ38
Next buses at this stop
- Q38 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 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)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1935 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Books & Rattles Preschool470 feet
- P.S. 128 the Lorraine Tuzzo, Juniper Valley Elementary School750 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Juniper Valley Park660 feet
- Juniper South Playground990 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat.
Not on record for this corner:
- 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Street & Penelope Avenue 260 feet
- 70th Street & 65th Drive 320 feet
- 70th Street & Juniper Boulevard South 350 feet
- 69th Place & Penelope Avenue 370 feet
- 72nd Street & Penelope Avenue 500 feet
- 69th Place & Juniper Boulevard South 530 feet
- 70th Street & Juniper Valley Road 550 feet
- Juniper Boulevard South & 69th Lane 610 feet
See every intersection along 70th Street or Penelope Avenue.