Main Street & 68th Drive
Main Street and 68th Drive meet at a four-way crossing in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Main St/Jewel Av, is 780 feet away for the Q20 and Q44 SBS, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and ten places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Main St/Jewel Av, 780 feet away, for the Q20 and Q44 SBS.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Main St/Jewel Av Q20, Q44 SBS780 feetQ20 Q44 SBS
Next buses at this stop
- Q20 …
- Q44 SBS …
Cycling
- 10 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Van Wyck Expressway northbound at Park Drive East, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 67-24 Main Street Gas station760 feet
- 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers1.5 miles
- 135-23 39th Avenue Fast charging for electric cars2.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2024.
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
- 77 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 54 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 64 signs on these blocks
- 15 different rules
- 4 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2014 and December 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 68th Drive
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING THURSDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 68th Drive
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 10:30AM-NOON
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 8:30AM-10AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Main Street
- Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-7PM
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 7:30AM-8AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Main Street
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-7PM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 433736 and 457025.
Places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
Bank branches
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,010 feet
Supermarkets
- Seasons Express Supermarket290 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and six 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, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 141st Street & 68th Drive 380 feet
- Main Street & 68th Avenue 520 feet
- 147th Street & 68th Drive 620 feet
- 140th Street & 68th Drive 650 feet
- 147th Street & 69th Avenue 770 feet
- Main Street & Jewel Avenue 780 feet
- Main Street & Melbourne Avenue 790 feet
- 69th Avenue & 140th Street 850 feet
See every intersection along 68th Drive or Main Street.