73rd Place & 68th Road
The three-way junction of 73rd Place and 68th Road is in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/73 Pl, is 1,180 feet away for the Q54, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them schools, and six places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/73 Pl, 1,180 feet away, for the Q54.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/73 Pl Q541,180 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Forest Park Drive & J Robinson Parkway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-27 Cooper Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 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
- 123 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 600 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 1920 and 1950.
Trees
Thirteen 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- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 73rd Place
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 older adult center
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Positive Beginnings - Flushing School1,090 feet
- Positive Beginnings - Middle Village School1,140 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 69-10 75th Street Older adult center720 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and two 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Avenue & 73rd Place 250 feet
- 68th Avenue & 73rd Place 270 feet
- 75th Street & 68th Road 430 feet
- 73rd Place & Cook Avenue 480 feet
- 73rd Place & 67th Drive 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & 75th Street 640 feet
- 75th Street & 68th Avenue 650 feet
- 69th Road & 73rd Place 710 feet
See every intersection along 68th Road or 73rd Place.