Jewel Avenue & 69th Road at Park Drive East
Jewel Avenue, 69th Road and Park Drive East meet at a five-way junction in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens, at the edge of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Between 2021 and 2025, 24 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park is 560 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Jewel Av/Park Dr East, is 30 feet away for the Q64, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Jewel Av/Park Dr East, 30 feet away, for the Q64.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Jewel Av/Park Dr East Q6430 feetQ64
Next buses at this stop
- Q64 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 69th Road, Jewel Avenue and Park Drive East.
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at 69th Road & Grand Central Parkway, 970 feet by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station0.7 miles
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers0.9 miles
- 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars1.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 24 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 21 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in January 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11367
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 8
- City Council district
- 24
- Police precinct
- 107
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Kew Gardens Hills; the corner is on the edge of the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park area
- Elevation
- 36 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 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 between 1950 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 41 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2019 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Jewel Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
South side of Jewel Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
East side of Park Drive East
- No parking 16 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
West side of Park Drive East
- No parking 16 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 park feature
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Flushing Meadows Corona Park120 feet
- Willow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park Park feature560 feet
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:
- Jewel Avenue & Park Drive East 180 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & 69th Road 330 feet
- 69th Road & Van Wyck Expressway 440 feet
- Van Wyck Expressway & Jewel Avenue 620 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 136th Street 670 feet
- Jewel Avenue & Van Wyck Expressway 730 feet
- 136th Street & Park Drive East 780 feet
- Jewel Avenue & 137th Street 930 feet
See every intersection along 69th Road, Jewel Avenue or Park Drive East.