54th Place & Arnold Avenue
The four-way crossing of 54th Place and Arnold 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. Grover Cleveland Playground is 990 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, is 690 feet away for the Q54, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and 14 places to eat. About 1,100 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, 690 feet away, for the Q54.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av Q54690 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 56 St & Arnold Ave 21 docks in all520 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 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 October 2022.
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
- 70 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,100 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 1915 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 54th Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 54th Place
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Arnold Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School1,120 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grover Cleveland Playground990 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and four food stores.
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 55th Street & Arnold Avenue 250 feet
- 54th Street & Arnold Avenue 250 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Arnold Avenue 290 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Rene Court 440 feet
- Nurge Avenue & 54th Place 500 feet
- 56th Street & Arnold Avenue 500 feet
- 55th Street & Andrews Avenue 530 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Amory Court 580 feet
See every intersection along 54th Place or Arnold Avenue.