Alderton Street & Ellwell Crescent
Alderton Street and Ellwell Crescent (south-east) meet at a four-way crossing in Rego Park, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Painter's Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Woodhaven Blvd/66 Rd, is 0.3 miles away for the Q11, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1945 and 1963, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Woodhaven Blvd/66 Rd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q11.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Woodhaven Blvd/66 Rd Q110.3 milesQ11
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 97th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 64-01 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station0.4 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.4 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11374
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rego Park
- Elevation
- 67 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 79 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 18 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2019 and September 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Alderton Street
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Alderton Street
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Ellwell Crescent
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Baby Steps Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K100 feet
- BSDC Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2360 feet
- P.S. 174 William Sidney Mount School530 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Painter's Playground40 feet
Supermarkets
- Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket0.3 miles
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Alderton Street & Dieterle Crescent 270 feet
- 66th Avenue & Alderton Street 280 feet
- Alderton Street & Dartmouth Street 400 feet
- Alderton Street & 66th Road 530 feet
- Alderton Street & Cromwell Crescent 540 feet
- Groton Street & Fleet Street 630 feet
- Fleet Street & Selfridge Street 730 feet
- Groton Street & Selfridge Street 750 feet
See every intersection along Alderton Street or Ellwell Crescent.