Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 70th Street
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and 70th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 13 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The sculpture “Winged Shadows” is 790 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 11 public places, six of them religious buildings, and 33 places to eat. About 2,000 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, 1,070 feet from this corner, about four minutes on foot.
- 5 lines within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St 71,070 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av/74 St-Broadway 7, E, F, M, R0.3 miles7 E F M R
- 65 St M, R0.4 milesM R
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Woodside Av/71 St, 800 feet away, for the Q47.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Woodside Av/71 St Q47800 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 72 St & 41 Ave 26 docks in all590 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 72-02 Roosevelt Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 13 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 11 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2025.
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
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 2,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 3 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 37 trees within 330 feet.
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, 1987790 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 2 gardens
- 2 parks
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 012 James B. Colgate School1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Queens New Roots (East) Garden850 feet
- Queens New Roots (West) Garden910 feet
- Crosson Park940 feet
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- Crosson Green1,150 feet
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 33 places to eat and eight 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 41st Avenue & 70th Street 200 feet
- Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & 41st Avenue 320 feet
- 41st Avenue & 69th Street 450 feet
- 41st Avenue & 71st Street 460 feet
- 70th Street & Woodside Avenue 570 feet
- 41st Avenue & 72nd Street 730 feet
- 41st Avenue & 68th Street 740 feet
- 71st Street & Woodside Avenue 830 feet
See every intersection along 70th Street or Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.