70th Street & Woodside Avenue
The three-way junction of 70th Street and Woodside Avenue is in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. P.S. 012 James B. Colgate is 570 feet away, and Jackson Heights SDA School is 910 feet away. The nearest subway, 69 St, is about six minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 17 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 69 St, 0.3 miles from this corner, about six minutes on foot.
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St 70.3 miles7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway 7, E, F, M, R0.5 miles7 E F M R
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Woodside Av/71 St, 230 feet away, for the Q47.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Woodside Av/71 St Q47230 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Woodside Avenue.
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Woodside Ave & 69 St 19 docks in all360 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 1,240 feet by car along the streets.
- 72-02 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five 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 January 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
- 76 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,300 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2018 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 70th Street
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9AM-10:30AM
West side of 70th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
North side of Woodside Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9AM-10:30AM
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at P.S. 12 James P. Colgate.
- Winged Shadows Sculpture by Robert Adzema, 1987420 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeventeen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 3 parks
- 2 gardens
- 2 schools
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 012 James B. Colgate School570 feet
- Rainbow Christian Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K820 feet
- New York Institute of Medical Career Trade or language school830 feet
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- Jackson Heights SDA School910 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Crosson Park360 feet
- Queens New Roots (West) Garden480 feet
- Queens New Roots (East) Garden500 feet
Show all 5
- Crosson Green580 feet
- Latham Park1,220 feet
Houses of worship
- Adventist Jackson Heights Church House of worship850 feet
- St Marys Romanian Orthodox Church House of worship1,040 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and 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 & Woodside Avenue 260 feet
- 69th Street & Woodside Avenue 270 feet
- 68th Street & Woodside Avenue 420 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 69th Street 520 feet
- 72nd Street & Woodside Avenue 520 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 70th Street 570 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 69th Street 640 feet
- 41st Avenue & 70th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along 70th Street or Woodside Avenue.