53rd Avenue & 64th Street
The three-way junction of 53rd Avenue and 64th Street is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, three police-reported crashes were recorded here, the median for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 65 Pl/53 Av, is 290 feet away for the Q18, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1956, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 65 Pl/53 Av, 290 feet away, for the Q18.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 65 Pl/53 Av Q18290 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 all180 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 station0.5 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
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
- 55 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1956.
Trees
NYC Parks records 51 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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:
- 64th Street & 63rd Street 90 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 62nd Street 210 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 65th Place 290 feet
- 53rd Avenue & Maurice Avenue 480 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 66th Street 550 feet
- 66th Street & 52nd Drive 800 feet
- 63rd Street & 53rd Drive 870 feet
- 62nd Street & 65th Place 980 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Avenue, 64th Street or Easter Rising Way.