99th Street & 62nd Avenue
The four-way crossing of 99th Street and 62nd Avenue is in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Real Good Playground is 50 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/99 St, is 370 feet away for the Q88, Q98, QM11 and two more, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and five places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/99 St, 370 feet away, for the Q88, Q98, QM11, QM12 and QM42.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/99 St Q88, Q98, QM11, QM12 +1 · Shelter370 feetQ88 Q98 QM11 QM12 QM42
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
- Q98 …
- QM11 …
- QM12 …
- QM42 …
Cycling
- 1 bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 62 Ave & 102 St 16 docks in all630 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at 62nd Avenue & Apex Place, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 105-55 Horace Harding Expressway Gas station0.5 miles
- 62-60 99th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers730 feet
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
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
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11374
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills
- Elevation
- 17 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 2,600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1966.
Trees
NYC Parks records 74 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and February 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 62nd Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 62nd Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of 99th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 3 playgrounds
- 2 schools
Schools and child care
- Happy Dragon of USA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K740 feet
- Fairy Tale Day Care Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,080 feet
- Interdisciplinary Center for Child Development Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,110 feet
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- P.S. 206 the Horace Harding School1,200 feet
- Interdisciplinary Cntr - Rego Park School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Real Good Playground50 feet
- Barrier Playground920 feet
- Horace Harding Playground1,200 feet
Supermarkets
- ALDI Supermarket0.3 miles
- Foodtown Supermarket0.3 miles
- Food Bazaar Supermarket0.4 miles
Other stores
- Costco Store0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Rego Center Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Horace Harding Expressway & 99th Street Pedestrian Overpass 260 feet
- 99th Street & 62nd Road 260 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 99th Street Pedestrian Overpass 360 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & 99th Street 470 feet
- 99th Street & 62nd Drive 520 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway 630 feet
- 99th Street & 60th Avenue 630 feet
- 102nd Street & 62nd Avenue 650 feet
See every intersection along 62nd Avenue or 99th Street.