Eliot Avenue & 68th Street
Eliot Avenue and 68th Street meet at a three-way junction in Middle Village, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Eliot Av/67 St, is 330 feet away for the Q14, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1950 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eliot Av/67 St, 330 feet away, for the Q14.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eliot Av/67 St Q14330 feetQ14
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11379
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Middle Village
- Elevation
- 116 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one food store.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- 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
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 68th Street & 61st Road 270 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 67th Street 410 feet
- 69th Street & Eliot Avenue 440 feet
- 68th Street & 60th Drive 450 feet
- 61st Road & 67th Street 670 feet
- 69th Street & 61st Road 710 feet
- 68th Street & 60th Road 720 feet
- 69th Street & 60th Drive 760 feet
See every intersection along 68th Street or Eliot Avenue.