Grand Central Parkway & 69th Avenue
Grand Central Parkway and 69th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens, at the edge of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park is 1,270 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 Rd/112 St, is 880 feet away for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 Rd/112 St, 880 feet away, for the Q64, Q74, QM4 and QM44.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 Rd/112 St Q64, Q74, QM4, QM44880 feetQ64 Q74 QM4 QM44
Next buses at this stop
- Q64 …
- Q74 …
- QM4 …
- QM44 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 68 Dr & 112 St 12 docks in all820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Jewel Avenue & Grand Central Parkway, 870 feet by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station1.2 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 2024.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11375
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 24 and 29 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Forest Hills; the corner is on the edge of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park area
- Elevation
- 51 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Posted limits from 25 to 30 mph
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 110 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 1930 and 1957.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 16 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2018 and August 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 69th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 69th Avenue
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of Grand Central Parkway
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 park feature
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature1,270 feet
Health care
- Fairview Nursing Care Center Nursing home or hospice920 feet
Houses of worship
- Church of Christ Forest Hills House of worship1,240 feet
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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Central Parkway & 68th Drive 260 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 68th Road 520 feet
- 69th Avenue & 112th Street 590 feet
- 69th Road & Grand Central Parkway 700 feet
- Grand Central Parkway & 68th Avenue 780 feet
- 113th Street & Jewel Avenue 820 feet
- 112th Street & 68th Drive 840 feet
- 112th Street & 69th Road 850 feet
See every intersection along 69th Avenue or Grand Central Parkway.