53rd Avenue & Maurice Avenue
The three-way junction of 53rd Avenue and Maurice Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens, at the edge of Calvary & Mount Zion Cemeteries. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, 65 Pl/53 Av, is 760 feet away for the Q18, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat. About 700 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, 760 feet away, for the Q18.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 65 Pl/53 Av Q18760 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 53 Ave & 62 St 19 docks in all320 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.4 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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in May 2026.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 26 and 30 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 104 and 108 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth; the corner is on the edge of the Calvary & Mount Zion Cemeteries area
- Elevation
- 21 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 700 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 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in July 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Maurice Avenue
- No standing 4 signs 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 three 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, five of them within a three-minute walk:
- 53rd Avenue & 62nd Street 270 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 64th Street 480 feet
- 64th Street & 63rd Street 570 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 65th Place 760 feet
- Maurice Avenue & Tyler Avenue 780 feet
- Maurice Avenue & 53rd Drive 850 feet
- 65th Street & Maurice Avenue 870 feet
- 61st Street & 53rd Drive 930 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Avenue or Maurice Avenue.