Austin Street & 66th Avenue
Austin Street and 66th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest subway, 67 Av, is about seven minutes on foot, for the M and R. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 3,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1963, most in buildings of ten homes or more. NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 67 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about seven minutes on foot.
- 2 lines at the nearest station
- 67 Av M, R0.3 milesM R
Next trains at this station
Outbound
2 lines- M …
- R …
Manhattan
2 lines- M …
- R …
Also within a walk
- 63 Dr-Rego Park M, R0.4 milesM R
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/65 Rd, 0.3 miles away, for the Q60.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/65 Rd Q600.3 milesQ60
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Austin St & 66 Ave 12 docks in all40 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & 97th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 96-27 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 104-20 Queens Boulevard Charging for electric cars, ten Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
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)
- Forest Hills
- Elevation
- 76 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 3,100 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 1948 and 1963.
Trees
NYC Parks records 44 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 13 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2017 and January 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 66th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of 66th Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
North side of Austin Street
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
- NetCost Market Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and two 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 corners on foot, three of them within a three-minute walk:
- 66th Avenue & Wetherole Street 310 feet
- 66th Avenue & Booth Street 570 feet
- Austin Street & 65th Road 680 feet
- 66th Avenue & Saunders Street 830 feet
- Wetherole Street & 65th Road 900 feet
- 67th Avenue & Wetherole Street 970 feet
- Booth Street & 65th Road 1,150 feet
- 67th Avenue & Booth Street 1,240 feet
See every intersection along 66th Avenue or Austin Street.