Queens Boulevard & 70th Avenue

Queens Boulevard and 70th Avenue meet at a three-way junction in Forest Hills, Queens. The corner has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. MacDonald Park is 20 feet away. The nearest subway, Forest Hills-71 Av, is about two minutes on foot, for the E, F, M and R. Within a five-minute walk are 12 public places, three of them day care or pre-K sites, and 58 places to eat. About 2,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1948 and 1965, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
No crash on record
in any year the city publishes
Nearest subway
Forest Hills-71 Av
480 feet · 2 min on foot · E, F, M, R
Nearest bus stop
560 feet
70 Rd/Queens Blvd · Q23
Within a walk
12 places
3 day care or pre-K sites, 2 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Queens Boulevard & 70th Avenue Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is Forest Hills-71 Av, 480 feet from this corner, about two minutes on foot.

  • 4 lines at the nearest station
  1. Forest Hills-71 Av E, F, M, R
    480 feet
    E F M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
4 lines
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  4. R …
Manhattan
4 lines
  1. E …
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  3. M …
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Also within a walk

  1. 67 Av M, R
    0.4 miles
    M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 70 Rd/Queens Blvd, 560 feet away, for the Q23.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 70 Rd/Queens Blvd Q23
    560 feet
    Q23

Next buses at this stop

  1. Q23 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 42 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Queens Blvd S & 71 Ave 28 docks in all
    590 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway eastbound at Grand Central Parkway & 72nd Road, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 100-16 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station
    1.1 miles
  2. 70-31A 108th Street Charging for electric cars, 12 Level 2 chargers
    1,080 feet
  3. 80-25 126th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    1.3 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

No police-reported crash has been recorded at this corner in any year the city publishes.

What the city has done here

  • Barnes Dance all-way crossing, undated in the City's record

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
11375
Community board
Queens Community Board 6
City Council district
29
Police precinct
112
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Forest Hills
Elevation
52 feet above sea level

The streets

  • One travel lane
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,100 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 1948 and 1965.

Since 2014 at least 100 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

NYC Parks records 127 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 38 signs on these blocks
  • 17 different rules
  • 9 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

Meters are posted as 3 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 8:30am to 7pm on Queens Boulevard (south side).

East side of 70th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME

North side of 70th Avenue

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 70th Avenue

  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of 70th Avenue

  • Metered parking 1 sign 3 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Authorized vehicles only 2 signs AUTHORIZED VEHICLES ONLY US POSTAL SERVICE MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • Farmers market 2 signs FARMERS MARKET ONLY SUNDAY 6AM-6PM
  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

North side of Queens Boulevard

  • Metered parking 2 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 404363, 406286, 466138, 466139 and 467661.

Landmarks, monuments and public art

How landmarks are placed

Landmarks and historic districts

One building within 820 feet is designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded as Modern Classical, and built between 1939 and 1940.

  1. Ridgewood Savings Bank Designated landmark
    580 feet

Monuments and public art

The City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in MacDonald Park.

  1. Gerald MacDonald Statue by Frederic De Henwood, 1934
    100 feet

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Twelve public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 3 day care or pre-K sites
  • 2 religious buildings
  • 2 trade or language schools
  • 1 garden
  • 1 library
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Achieve Beyond Preschool
    670 feet
  2. Metropolitan Learning Institute Trade or language school
    720 feet
  3. Ivy United USA Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    830 feet
Show all 4
  1. American Training Center Trade or language school
    1,290 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. MacDonald Park
    20 feet
  2. Charlotte's Way - South Jamaica II Houses (NYCHA) Garden
    900 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Forest Hills Library
    1,130 feet

Houses of worship

  1. Forest Hills Jewish Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K
    280 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. Forest Hills Post Office Listed historic place
    160 feet
  2. Older adult center at 106-06 Queens Boulevard Older adult center
    430 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    820 feet
  2. Bank of America Bank branch
    980 feet
  3. Citibank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    610 feet
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    810 feet

Pharmacies

  1. CVS Pharmacy
    930 feet
  2. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,150 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    430 feet

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 58 places to eat and ten food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest of the 10 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 70th Avenue or Queens Boulevard.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYC DOT, MTA, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYPD, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Public Design Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.