55th Avenue & 69th Place
The four-way crossing of 55th Avenue and 69th Place 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. The Squad 288 firehouse is 1,140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/69 Pl, is 520 feet away for the Q58, Q59 and Q98, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are eight public places, two of them parks, and 24 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/69 Pl, 520 feet away, for the Q58, Q59 and Q98.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/69 Pl Q58, Q59, Q98520 feetQ58 Q59 Q98
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
- Q59 …
- Q98 …
Cycling
- 46 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Ave & Remsen Pl 21 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.8 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 chargers930 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2021.
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
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is 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 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between October 2019 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 69th Place
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 69th Place
- Metered parking 1 sign 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 403609 and 462237.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEight public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- I.S. 73 - the Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School930 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frontera Park1,250 feet
- Frontera Park Playground1,260 feet
- Peter Chahales Park1,260 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Maspeth Library980 feet
Community centers and public services
- Maspeth Post Office340 feet
- Older adult center at 69-61 Grand Avenue Older adult center850 feet
Fire and police
- Squad 288 Fire station1,140 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch970 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,000 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 24 places to eat and nine 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Street & 55th Avenue 270 feet
- 54th Avenue & 69th Place 460 feet
- 54th Avenue & 69th Lane 490 feet
- Grand Avenue & 69th Place 580 feet
- 69th Street & Clinton Avenue 640 feet
- Grand Avenue & 69th Lane 690 feet
- 69th Street & 54th Avenue 700 feet
- 54th Avenue & 70th Street 720 feet
See every intersection along 55th Avenue or 69th Place.