Yellowstone Boulevard & Alderton Street at 68th Road
Yellowstone Boulevard, Alderton Street and 68th Road meet at a four-way crossing in Rego Park, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Project Eden is 500 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Woodhaven Blvd/68 Rd, is 430 feet away for the Q11, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and five places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1969, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Woodhaven Blvd/68 Rd, 430 feet away, for the Q11.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Woodhaven Blvd/68 Rd Q11430 feetQ11
Next buses at this stop
- Q11 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound at Myrtle Avenue & J Robinson Parkway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 75-41 Yellowstone Boulevard Gas station910 feet
- 85-01 68th Road Charging for electric cars, one Level 2 charger230 feet
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.3 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 3 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
What the city has done here
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2019
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11374
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 6
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 112
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Rego Park
- Elevation
- 43 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1940 and 1969.
Since 2014 at least 126 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 65 signs on these blocks
- 14 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2018 and November 2025; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, 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 Alderton Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Alderton Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of Yellowstone Boulevard
- No parking 6 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Yellowstone Boulevard
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 400636 and 465915.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 cemetery
- 1 garden
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Project Eden Garden500 feet
- Remsen Family Cemetery1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Trader Joe's Supermarket0.3 miles
- Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five places to eat and one food store.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Alderton Street 40 feet
- 68th Avenue & Alderton Street 270 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Kessel Street 480 feet
- Alderton Street & 67th Drive 520 feet
- Woodhaven Boulevard & Yellowstone Boulevard 590 feet
- Kessel Street & Selfridge Street 710 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Juno Street 740 feet
- Woodhaven Boulevard & Trotting Course Lane 750 feet
See every intersection along 68th Road, Alderton Street or Yellowstone Boulevard.