54th Avenue & 68th Street
The three-way junction of 54th Avenue and 68th Street is in Maspeth, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Maspeth Post Office is 770 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/53 Av, is 1,240 feet away for the Q18, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and four places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1945, 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, 1,240 feet away, for the Q18.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/53 Av Q181,240 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
- 6 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 64 St & 53 Dr 19 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 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 November 2020.
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
- 108 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are 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 1945.
Trees
Twenty trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 post office
Community centers and public services
- Maspeth Post Office770 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 54th Avenue & Jay Avenue 250 feet
- 54th Avenue & 67th Street 250 feet
- 68th Street & 53rd Drive 250 feet
- 69th Street & Jay Avenue 420 feet
- 67th Street & 53rd Drive 500 feet
- 69th Street & 53rd Drive 510 feet
- 68th Street & Jay Avenue 550 feet
- 69th Street & 54th Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along 54th Avenue or 68th Street.