Queens Midtown Expressway & 69th Place
Queens Midtown Expressway and 69th Place meet at a three-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Frontera Park is 570 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/69 Pl, is 360 feet away for the Q58, Q59 and Q98, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, three of them parks, and 25 places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/69 Pl, 360 feet away, for the Q58, Q59 and Q98.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/69 Pl Q58, Q59, Q98360 feetQ58 Q59 Q98
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
- Q59 …
- Q98 …
Cycling
- 30 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Ave & Remsen Pl 21 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers670 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash 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 February 2025.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 98 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
- 4 active meters
- 4 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 69th Place (both sides) and Queens Midtown Expressway (both sides).
South side of Queens Midtown Expressway
- No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 402989, 403288, 407948 and 464241.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 4 other places
Schools and child care
- Ateres Pesha Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 51,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frontera Park570 feet
- Frontera Park Playground580 feet
- Peter Chahales Park580 feet
Show all 4
- Sitting Area 127 CXXVII Park1,180 feet
Health care
- Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice760 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Maspeth Library920 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 69-61 Grand Avenue Older adult center780 feet
- Maspeth Post Office1,100 feet
Fire and police
- Squad 288 Fire station770 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch900 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket1,310 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy930 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 25 places to eat and nine 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 of the 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Borden Avenue & 69th Street at Queens Midtown Expressway 300 feet
- Grand Avenue & 69th Place 340 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 69th Street 400 feet
- Borden Avenue & 69th Street at Grand Avenue 460 feet
- 69th Lane & 57th Drive 460 feet
- Borden Avenue & Grand Avenue 520 feet
- 69th Street & Queens Midtown Expressway 530 feet
- Grand Avenue & 69th Lane 620 feet
See every intersection along 69th Place or Queens Midtown Expressway.