53rd Avenue & 62nd Street
The four-way crossing of 53rd Avenue and 62nd Street is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 65 Pl/53 Av, is 490 feet away for the Q18, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five places to eat. About 1,000 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, 490 feet away, for the Q18.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 65 Pl/53 Av Q18490 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 53 Ave & 62 St 19 docks in all50 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 59-51 Maurice Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
- 41 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are 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 1956.
Trees
NYC Parks records 42 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 62nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 62nd Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Landmarks and historic districts
Within 820 feet, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has designated one lamppost.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood 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
- A bike route here or a bicycle rack within 820 feet
- A signal or safety change
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 53rd Avenue & 64th Street 210 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Maurice Avenue 270 feet
- 64th Street & 63rd Street 300 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 65th Place 500 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 66th Street 760 feet
- 62nd Street & 65th Place 810 feet
- 52nd Avenue & 62nd Street 850 feet
- 62nd Street & 53rd Drive 860 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Avenue or 62nd Street.