53rd Avenue & 72nd Street
The three-way junction of 53rd Avenue and 72nd Street is in Maspeth, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Garlinge Triangle is 1,290 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/53 Av, is 1,160 feet away for the Q18, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1955, 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, 1,160 feet away, for the Q18.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/53 Av Q181,160 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
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 station0.3 miles
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.6 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2019.
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
- 109 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 53 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in November 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 72nd Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Garlinge Triangle1,290 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 three 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 72nd Street & 53rd Road 100 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 71st Street 180 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 70th Street 430 feet
- 72nd Place & 53rd Road 450 feet
- 70th Street & 53rd Road 680 feet
- 73rd Street & 53rd Road 700 feet
- 71st Street & Old Lane 730 feet
- 70th Street & 52nd Drive 830 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Avenue or 72nd Street.