54th Avenue & Jay Avenue
The three-way junction of 54th Avenue and Jay Avenue 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. The Squad 288 firehouse is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/53 Av, is 1,000 feet away for the Q18, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and two places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, 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, 1,000 feet away, for the Q18.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/53 Av Q181,000 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
- 8 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 station0.3 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.3 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 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
- 106 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 47 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of Jay Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- I.S. 73 - the Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School1,110 feet
Community centers and public services
- Maspeth Post Office520 feet
Fire and police
- Squad 288 Fire station1,190 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 two 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Street & Jay Avenue 180 feet
- 54th Avenue & 68th Street 250 feet
- 69th Street & 53rd Drive 260 feet
- 68th Street & Jay Avenue 310 feet
- 69th Street & 54th Avenue 360 feet
- 54th Avenue & 67th Street 490 feet
- 68th Street & 53rd Drive 500 feet
- 69th Street & 53rd Road 510 feet
See every intersection along 54th Avenue or Jay Avenue.