54th Avenue & 61st Street
The three-way junction of 54th Avenue and 61st Street is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Federalist Triangle is 1,060 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 53 Dr/62 St, is 770 feet away for the Q67, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, three of them parks, and one place to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 53 Dr/62 St, 770 feet away, for the Q67.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 53 Dr/62 St Q67770 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 63 St & Borden Ave 21 docks in all630 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1,140 feet by car along the streets.
- 59-51 Maurice Avenue Gas station940 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 2025.
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
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1940 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 110 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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 February 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 54th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs 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 Park50 feet
- Virginia Principe Playground190 feet
- Federalist Triangle1,060 feet
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- Technical Sergeant Thomas J. Davey Triangle1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 54th Avenue & 63rd Street 310 feet
- 61st Street & 62nd Street 420 feet
- 54th Avenue & Maurice Avenue 530 feet
- 54th Avenue & 55th Avenue 600 feet
- Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway 650 feet
- 64th Street & 55th Avenue 730 feet
- 62nd Street & 53rd Drive 730 feet
- 61st Street & 53rd Drive 780 feet
See every intersection along 54th Avenue or 61st Street.