Grand Central Parkway & 62nd Avenue
Grand Central Parkway and 62nd Avenue meet at a four-way crossing in Forest Hills, Queens, at the edge of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. World's Fair Playground is 670 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Horace Harding Expwy/108 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q88 and Q98, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them playgrounds.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Horace Harding Expwy/108 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q88 and Q98.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Horace Harding Expwy/108 St Q88, Q980.3 milesQ88 Q98
Next buses at this stop
- Q88 …
- Q98 …
Cycling
A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 62nd Avenue and Grand Central Parkway.
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Central Pkwy & 62 Dr 14 docks in all680 feet
By car
A ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound starts at this corner.
- 110-34 Colonial Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 62-60 99th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.8 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2025.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, January 2020
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills; the corner is on the edge of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park area
- Elevation
- 13 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more. The buildings holding them mostly went up in 1965.
Since 2014 at least 144 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Ten trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- World's Fair Playground670 feet
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park700 feet
- Playground For All Children Playground1,200 feet
Health care
- Rego Park Nursing Home Nursing home or hospice1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- Ideal Food Basket Supermarket0.5 miles
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 62nd Avenue & Colonial Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 90 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Colonial Avenue Pedestrian Overpass 140 feet
- 62nd Avenue & Colonial Avenue 520 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 62nd Drive Pedestrian Overpass 610 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 62nd Drive 620 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 62nd Drive Pedestrian Overpass 690 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Corona Avenue 710 feet
- Horace Harding Expressway & Van Cleef Street 820 feet
See every intersection along 62nd Avenue or Grand Central Parkway.