53rd Avenue & 70th Street
The four-way crossing of 53rd Avenue and 70th Street is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/53 Av, is 730 feet away for the Q18, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 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, 730 feet away, for the Q18.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/53 Av Q18730 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 53 Ave & 62 St 19 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station0.4 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 four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2022.
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
- 91 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 1920 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese tree lilac.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- I.S. 73 - the Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School920 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and two food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 70th Street & 53rd Road 250 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 71st Street 250 feet
- 70th Street & 52nd Drive 400 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 72nd Street 430 feet
- 70th Street & 53rd Drive 500 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 69th Street 520 feet
- 72nd Street & 53rd Road 530 feet
- 69th Place & 52nd Drive 660 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Avenue or 70th Street.