55th Drive & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at Brown Place
The five-way junction of 55th Drive, Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S and Brown 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. Frontera Park is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy, is 510 feet away for the Q67, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them parks, and 15 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy, 510 feet away, for the Q67.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy Q67510 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 32 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Ave & Remsen Pl 21 docks in all1,210 feet
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 station0.4 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers980 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2023.
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
- 84 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Two of the streets are 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 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 81 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 post office
- 2 other places
Schools and child care
- Ateres Pesha Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5430 feet
- Metro Therapy - Maspeth School1,290 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frontera Park40 feet
- Frontera Park Playground210 feet
- Peter Chahales Park440 feet
Show all 6
- Whitefish Triangle740 feet
- Whitefish Triangle Playground780 feet
- Sitting Area 127 CXXVII Park1,040 feet
Community centers and public services
- Maspeth Post Office1,290 feet
Fire and police
- Squad 288 Fire station960 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch820 feet
- Bank of America Bank branch890 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket680 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 15 places to eat and 15 food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Grand Avenue & 55th Drive 180 feet
- 69th Street & Queens Midtown Expressway 380 feet
- 58th Avenue & Brown Place 390 feet
- Borden Avenue & Grand Avenue 470 feet
- Long Island Expressway & 69th Street 510 feet
- 58th Avenue & 69th Street 520 feet
- 55th Drive & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at Perry Avenue 600 feet
- Borden Avenue & 69th Street at Queens Midtown Expressway 610 feet
See every intersection along 55th Drive, Brown Place or Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S.