Yellowstone Boulevard & Groton Street
Yellowstone Boulevard and Groton Street meet at a four-way crossing in Forest Hills, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. Project Eden is 1,090 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Yellowstone Blvd/Juno St, is 830 feet away for the QM12 and QM42, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them day care or pre-K sites, and ten places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Yellowstone Blvd/Juno St, 830 feet away, for the QM12 and QM42.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Yellowstone Blvd/Juno St QM12, QM42830 feetQM12 QM42
Next buses at this stop
- QM12 …
- QM42 …
Cycling
- 8 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Booth St & 68 Dr 15 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Grand Central Parkway westbound at Jewel Avenue & Grand Central Parkway, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 75-41 Yellowstone Boulevard Gas station0.5 miles
- 6725 Clyde Street Charging for electric cars, 29 Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 1-01 Forest Park Drive Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2024.
What the city has done here
- Accessible pedestrian signal, July 2020
- Leading pedestrian interval, February 2022
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
- 48 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1962.
Trees
NYC Parks records 66 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 30 signs on these blocks
- 7 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2016 and August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Groton Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
South side of Groton Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
East side of Yellowstone Boulevard
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
West side of Yellowstone Boulevard
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 day care or pre-K sites
- 1 garden
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
Schools and child care
- Baby Steps Day Care Center Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K830 feet
- BSDC Infant and toddler care, ages 0 to 2960 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Project Eden Garden1,090 feet
- The Painter's Playground1,190 feet
Health care
- Forest Hills Care Center Nursing home or hospice1,030 feet
Supermarkets
- Vitelio's Market Place Supermarket740 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and two food stores.
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 17 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Harrow Street 260 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Fleet Street 260 feet
- Groton Street & Selfridge Street 400 feet
- Fleet Street & Dane Place 430 feet
- Fleet Street & Selfridge Street 470 feet
- Fleet Street & Thornton Place 510 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Ingram Street 520 feet
- Yellowstone Boulevard & Exeter Street 520 feet
See every intersection along Groton Street or Yellowstone Boulevard.