53rd Avenue & 68th Street
The four-way crossing of 53rd Avenue and 68th 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, 69 St/53 Av, is 410 feet away for the Q18, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/53 Av, 410 feet away, for the Q18.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/53 Av Q18410 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 53 Ave & 62 St 19 docks in all1,290 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 station0.5 miles
- 56-18 69th Street 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 three crashes at this corner, the median for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 120 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2025 and August 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 53rd Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 53rd Avenue
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedPharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 68th Street & 52nd Drive 250 feet
- 68th Street & 53rd Road 250 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 69th Street 520 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 66th Street 550 feet
- 69th Street & 52nd Drive 630 feet
- 68th Street & 53rd Drive 650 feet
- 66th Street & 52nd Drive 770 feet
- 69th Street & 53rd Road 790 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Avenue or 68th Street.