54th Street & Arnold Avenue
The four-way crossing of 54th Street and Arnold Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Grover Cleveland Playground is 740 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, is 440 feet away for the Q54, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, two of them schools, and 14 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, 440 feet away, for the Q54.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av Q54440 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Amory Ct & Metropolitan Ave 21 docks in all370 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.
- 50-02 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 one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2021.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11378
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30 and 34 (the boundary runs through this corner)
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 72 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1925.
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- 9 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 54th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Arnold Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 schools
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School880 feet
- Grover Cleveland High School1,260 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grover Cleveland Playground740 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station1,220 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch1,250 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and five 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 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & Arnold Avenue 40 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Rene Court 190 feet
- 54th Place & Arnold Avenue 250 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Amory Court 330 feet
- 55th Street & Arnold Avenue 500 feet
- 54th Street & Nurge Avenue 550 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Andrews Avenue 560 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Tonsor Street 590 feet
See every intersection along 54th Street or Arnold Avenue.