Main Street & 68th Avenue
Main Street and 68th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Cedar Grove Playground is 1,080 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Melbourne Av, is 290 feet away for the Q20 and Q44 SBS, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Melbourne Av, 290 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Melbourne Av Q20, Q44 SBS · Shelter290 feetQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Horace Harding Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station180 feet
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.6 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
- Elevation
- 76 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 in 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 30 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 28 signs on these blocks
- 9 different rules
- 5 active meters
- 3 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2018 and November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
South side of 68th Avenue
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
East side of Main Street
- Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING TUESDAY 7:30AM-8AM
West side of Main Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 7AM-7:30AM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 429694, 433736 and 457025.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Cedar Grove Playground1,080 feet
Supermarkets
- Seasons Express Supermarket230 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and five 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 corners on foot, four of them within a three-minute walk:
- Main Street & Melbourne Avenue 280 feet
- Main Street & 68th Drive 520 feet
- Main Street & Gravett Road 660 feet
- 147th Street & 68th Avenue 800 feet
- 141st Street & 68th Drive 890 feet
- 147th Street & 68th Road 950 feet
- 147th Street & Melbourne Avenue 1,070 feet
- 147th Street & 68th Drive 1,130 feet
See every intersection along 68th Avenue or Main Street.