Ellwell Crescent & 65th Drive
Ellwell Crescent and 65th Drive meet at a four-way crossing in Rego Park, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The Painter's Playground is 430 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Woodhaven Blvd/66 Av, is 1,060 feet away for the Q11, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and two places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1939 and 1953, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Woodhaven Blvd/66 Av, 1,060 feet away, for the Q11.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Woodhaven Blvd/66 Av Q111,060 feetQ11
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Woodhaven Boulevard, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 64-01 Woodhaven Boulevard Gas station0.3 miles
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2020.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11374
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rego Park
- Elevation
- 73 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 500 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 1939 and 1953.
Trees
NYC Parks records 73 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 8 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2024 and February 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 65th Drive
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Ellwell Crescent
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 5 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 174 William Sidney Mount School590 feet
- Baby Steps Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K950 feet
- BSDC Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 21,220 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- The Painter's Playground430 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
- Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- Dieterle Crescent & 65th Drive 260 feet
- Fitchett Street & 65th Drive 260 feet
- 65th Drive & Cromwell Crescent 520 feet
- 65th Road & Fitchett Street 540 feet
- 66th Avenue & Fitchett Street 710 feet
- 65th Drive & Boelsen Crescent 780 feet
- 65th Avenue & Fitchett Street 810 feet
- Alderton Street & Ellwell Crescent 860 feet
See every intersection along 65th Drive or Ellwell Crescent.