52nd Avenue & 66th Street
The three-way junction of 52nd Avenue and 66th Street is 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. P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 65 Pl/53 Av, is 1,160 feet away for the Q18, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and three places to eat. About 1,200 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1956, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 65 Pl/53 Av, 1,160 feet away, for the Q18.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 65 Pl/53 Av Q18 · Shelter1,160 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Tyler Ave & Maurice Ave 19 docks in all940 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station0.8 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 April 2023.
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
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,200 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 1956.
Trees
NYC Parks records 49 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in October 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 52nd Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 229 Emanuel Kaplan School930 feet
- Denizko Daycare Pre-K980 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 66th Street & 51st Road 250 feet
- 52nd Avenue & 62nd Street 280 feet
- 52nd Avenue & 67th Street 330 feet
- 62nd Street & 65th Place 400 feet
- 65th Place & 51st Road 520 feet
- 66th Street & Maurice Avenue 550 feet
- 67th Street & 52nd Road 580 feet
- 67th Street & 51st Road 580 feet
See every intersection along 52nd Avenue or 66th Street.