Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 69th Street
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and 69th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 39 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Queens New Roots (West) is 40 feet away. The nearest subway, 69 St, is about four minutes on foot, and five subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 14 public places, seven of them religious buildings, and 25 places to eat. About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 69 St, 1,060 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St 71,060 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 65 St M, R0.4 milesM R
- Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway 7, E, F, M, R0.4 miles7 E F M R
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Woodside Av/71 St, 740 feet away, for the Q47.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Woodside Av/71 St Q47740 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 69th Street.
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Woodside Ave & 69 St 19 docks in all220 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 1,220 feet by car along the streets.
- 72-02 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 35-58 72nd Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 57-02 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 39 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 32 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 5 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, at P.S. 12 James P. Colgate.
- Winged Shadows Sculpture by Robert Adzema, 1987780 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFourteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 7 religious buildings
- 3 parks
- 2 gardens
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- New York Institute of Medical Career Trade or language school800 feet
- P.S. 012 James B. Colgate School1,090 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Queens New Roots (West) Garden40 feet
- Queens New Roots (East) Garden40 feet
- Crosson Park100 feet
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- Crosson Green550 feet
- Latham Park1,190 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and 11 food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Street & Woodside Avenue 250 feet
- 68th Street & Woodside Avenue 390 feet
- 41st Avenue & 69th Street 440 feet
- 70th Street & Woodside Avenue 520 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 69th Street 620 feet
- 41st Avenue & 70th Street 690 feet
- 41st Avenue & 68th Street 730 feet
- 43rd Avenue & 68th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along 69th Street or Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.