53rd Drive & 63rd Place
The three-way junction of 53rd Drive and 63rd Place is in Maspeth, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Frank Principe Park is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 53 Dr/63 St, is 200 feet away for the Q67, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them parks, and five places to eat. About 800 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1945, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 53 Dr/63 St, 200 feet away, for the Q67.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 53 Dr/63 St Q67200 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 64 St & 53 Dr 19 docks in all450 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 station0.3 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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 February 2014.
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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 43 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between May 2020 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 53rd Drive
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 63rd Place
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frank Principe Park940 feet
- Virginia Principe Playground1,060 feet
- Federalist Triangle1,110 feet
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- Technical Sergeant Thomas J. Davey Triangle1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 63rd Street & 53rd Drive 170 feet
- 64th Street & 53rd Drive 310 feet
- 62nd Street & 53rd Drive 430 feet
- 61st Street & 53rd Drive 610 feet
- 65th Place & 53rd Drive 630 feet
- Maurice Avenue & 53rd Drive 700 feet
- 54th Avenue & 55th Avenue 740 feet
- 61st Street & 62nd Street 740 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Drive or 63rd Place.