Borden Avenue & 69th Street at Queens Midtown Expressway
Borden Avenue, 69th Street and Queens Midtown Expressway meet at a five-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Maspeth Post Office is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy, is 350 feet away for the Q67, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, four of them parks, and 25 places to eat. About 600 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy, 350 feet away, for the Q67.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy Q67350 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 69th Street.
- 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Ave & Remsen Pl 21 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers370 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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 March 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on Queens Midtown Expressway (both sides).
East side of 69th Street
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
West side of 69th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No stopping 1 sign NO STOPPING ANYTIME
North side of Queens Midtown Expressway
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Queens Midtown Expressway
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 407948 and 464241.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Ateres Pesha Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5760 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frontera Park270 feet
- Frontera Park Playground280 feet
- Peter Chahales Park280 feet
Show all 6
- Sitting Area 127 CXXVII Park880 feet
- Whitefish Triangle1,070 feet
- Whitefish Triangle Playground1,110 feet
Health care
- Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice1,060 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Maspeth Library970 feet
Community centers and public services
- Maspeth Post Office790 feet
- Older adult center at 69-61 Grand Avenue Older adult center840 feet
Fire and police
- Squad 288 Fire station470 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch960 feet
- Chase Bank branch1,150 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,010 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy990 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 16 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 19 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Long Island Expressway & 69th Street 100 feet
- Borden Avenue & 69th Street at Grand Avenue 160 feet
- Borden Avenue & Grand Avenue 220 feet
- 69th Street & Queens Midtown Expressway 230 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & 69th Place 300 feet
- 58th Avenue & 69th Street 370 feet
- Grand Avenue & 69th Place 400 feet
- 69th Street & Clinton Avenue 470 feet
See every intersection along 69th Street, Borden Avenue, Queens Midtown Expressway or Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road N.