Queens Boulevard & 70th Street
Queens Boulevard and 70th Street meet at a four-way crossing in Woodside, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, 46 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. In 2025, 4,513 red-light camera tickets were recorded here. Jehovahs Witnesses Sunnyside Congregation is 1,300 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Queens Blvd/45 Av, is 110 feet away for the Q60, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, six of them religious buildings, and two places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Blvd/45 Av, 110 feet away, for the Q60.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Blvd/45 Av Q60110 feetQ60
Next buses at this stop
- Q60 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 69 St & 43 Ave 19 docks in all1,040 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 820 feet by car along the streets.
- 77-33 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 74-15 Northern Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported 46 crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 28 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 4 of those hurt, on foot
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 4,513 red-light camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 41st most of the 200 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through July 26, 2,852 more were issued.
| Direction on the ticket | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|
| Westbound on Queens Boulevard | 2,785 | 1,618 |
| Eastbound on Queens Boulevard | 1,728 | 1,234 |
| Total | 4,513 | 2,852 |
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Since 2014 at least 167 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 17 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between January 2019 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 70th Street
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 70th Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY THURSDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
South side of Queens Boulevard
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 3PM-7PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 religious buildings
- 3 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 public space
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 437 Pre-K370 feet
- Tiegerman School at Woodside School630 feet
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 70-20 47th Avenue Pre-K center630 feet
Show all 4
- Rainbow Christian Preschool and Kindergarten Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,220 feet
Plazas and public spaces
- Public space at 69-02 Queens Boulevard Public space430 feet
Houses of worship
- Jehovahs Witnesses Sunnyside Congregation House of worship1,300 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Other stores
- Dollar Tree Store0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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:
- 45th Avenue & 70th Street 120 feet
- 47th Avenue & 70th Street 340 feet
- Queens Boulevard & 69th Street 460 feet
- 48th Avenue & 70th Street 600 feet
- 45th Avenue & 72nd Street 630 feet
- 69th Street & 44th Avenue 690 feet
- 47th Avenue & 72nd Street 790 feet
- 47th Avenue & 69th Street 840 feet
See every intersection along 70th Street or Queens Boulevard.