54th Street & Flushing Avenue
The four-way crossing of 54th Street and Flushing 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 nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/Metropolitan Av, is 560 feet away for the B57, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are ten places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1920, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/Metropolitan Av, 560 feet away, for the B57.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/Metropolitan Av B57560 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 53 St & Flushing Ave 19 docks in all300 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.2 miles by car along the streets.
- 50-02 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station1,100 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 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 November 2024.
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
- 38 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1915 and 1920.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 38 signs on these blocks
- 11 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between December 2014 and September 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 54th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No parking 8 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
West side of 54th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Flushing Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11:30AM-1PM
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 11AM-12:30PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- Chase Bank branch760 feet
- Citibank Bank branch820 feet
Supermarkets
- Western Beef Supermarket0.4 miles
- CTown Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and seven food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- Flushing Avenue & 53rd Street 270 feet
- 54th Street & Nurge Avenue 420 feet
- Nurge Avenue & 54th Place 680 feet
- Nurge Avenue & 53rd Street 690 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Flushing Avenue 800 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Grandview Avenue 800 feet
- 55th Street & Nurge Avenue 890 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Starr Street 890 feet
See every intersection along 54th Street or Flushing Avenue.