Yellowstone Boulevard & 68th Road

Yellowstone Boulevard and 68th Road meet at a four-way crossing in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Yellowstone Park is 50 feet away. The nearest subway, 67 Av, is about five minutes on foot, and four subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them religious buildings, and seven places to eat. About 3,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1941 and 1951, most in buildings of ten homes or more.

Safety record
5 hurt
7 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
67 Av
0.3 miles · 5 min on foot · M, R
Nearest bus stop
320 feet
Yellowstone Blvd/68 Av · QM12, QM42
Within a walk
6 places
2 religious buildings, 1 day care or pre-K site and 3 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
Yellowstone Boulevard & 68th Road Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 67 Av, 0.3 miles from this corner, about five minutes on foot.

  • 2 lines at the nearest station
  • 4 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 67 Av M, R
    0.3 miles
    M R

Next trains at this station

Outbound
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …
Manhattan
2 lines
  1. M …
  2. R …

Also within a walk

  1. Forest Hills-71 Av E, F, M, R
    0.4 miles
    E F M R

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Yellowstone Blvd/68 Av, 320 feet away, for the QM12 and QM42.

  • 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Yellowstone Blvd/68 Av QM12, QM42
    320 feet
    QM12 QM42

Next buses at this stop

  1. QM12 …
  2. QM42 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 14 bicycle racks within 820 feet
  • 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. Yellowstone Blvd & 68 Ave 16 docks in all
    250 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Jewel Avenue & Grand Central Parkway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 96-27 Queens Boulevard Gas station
    0.8 miles
  2. 66-36 Yellowstone Boulevard Charging for electric cars, 71 Level 2 chargers
    1,190 feet
  3. 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars
    1.5 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 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

The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2026.

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
34 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes
  • One of the streets is one-way

Homes

About 3,400 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 1941 and 1951.

Trees

NYC Parks records 169 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 46 signs on these blocks
  • 12 different rules
  • 2 active meters
  • 2 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2019 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

North side of 68th Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Loading only 1 sign LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
  • No parking 10 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM

South side of 68th Road

  • Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 8 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM

East side of Yellowstone Boulevard

  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

West side of Yellowstone Boulevard

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
  • No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
  • No standing 3 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 400636 and 465915.

Schools, parks and places within a walk

How places are listed

Six public places are within a five-minute walk.

  • 2 religious buildings
  • 1 day care or pre-K site
  • 1 park
  • 1 playground
  • 1 school

Schools and child care

  1. Aim High Childrens - Rise and Shine School
    170 feet
  2. All My Children Day Care and Nursery School Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K
    1,060 feet

Parks, playgrounds and gardens

  1. Yellowstone Park
    50 feet
  2. Yellowstone Park Playground
    70 feet

Bank branches

  1. Chase Bank branch
    1,120 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Trader Joe's Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Key Food Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Walgreens Pharmacy
    1,010 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    0.3 miles

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.5 miles

Food stores and places to eat

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

Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.

Nearby corners

The eight corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 68th Road or Yellowstone Boulevard.

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