Eliot Avenue & 69th Lane
Eliot Avenue and 69th Lane meet at a four-way crossing in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy is 800 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Eliot Av/69 St, is 680 feet away for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Eliot Av/69 St, 680 feet away, for the Q14, QM24, QM25 and QM34.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Eliot Av/69 St Q14, QM24, QM25, QM34680 feetQ14 QM24 QM25 QM34
Next buses at this stop
- Q14 …
- QM24 …
- QM25 …
- QM34 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on Eliot Avenue.
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station1,040 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 1 person killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
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)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1945 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Eliot Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy School800 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,160 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place to eat and four 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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 70th Street & Eliot Avenue 260 feet
- Eliot Avenue & 69th Place 270 feet
- 71st Street & Eliot Avenue 520 feet
- 69th Place & 61st Road 540 feet
- 69th Place & 60th Drive 590 feet
- 69th Street & Eliot Avenue 750 feet
- 72nd Street & Eliot Avenue 780 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 69th Lane 810 feet
See every intersection along 69th Lane or Eliot Avenue.