Brooklyn-Queens Expressway & Brooklyn Queens Expressway East
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and Brooklyn Queens Expressway East meet at a three-way junction in Astoria (East)-Woodside (North), Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1960 and 1965, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredCycling
- 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 90 feet by car along the streets.
- 31-02 68th Street Gas station1,210 feet
- 62-10 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, six Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 57-02 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 1
- City Council district
- 25
- Police precinct
- 114 and 115 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Astoria (East)-Woodside (North)
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1960 and 1965.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bus stop within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk