55th Drive & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S
The four-way crossing of 55th Drive and Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Hull Triangle Playground is 760 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Queens Midtown Expwy/Hamilton Pl, is 180 feet away for the Q18 and Q67, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 15 public places, six of them parks, and six places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Midtown Expwy/Hamilton Pl, 180 feet away, for the Q18 and Q67.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Midtown Expwy/Hamilton Pl Q18, Q67180 feetQ18 Q67
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 19 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Ave & Remsen Pl 21 docks in all1,000 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 chargers1,210 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 12 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in September 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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 600 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 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 32 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFifteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 6 parks
- 3 playgrounds
- 3 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 fire station
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Ateres Pesha Preschool Preschool, ages 2 to 5780 feet
- Metro Therapy - Maspeth School1,060 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Whitefish Triangle40 feet
- Whitefish Triangle Playground140 feet
- Technical Sergeant Thomas J. Davey Triangle670 feet
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- Frontera Park750 feet
- Hull Triangle750 feet
- Hull Triangle Playground760 feet
- Federalist Triangle810 feet
- Frontera Park Playground920 feet
- Peter Chahales Park1,150 feet
Houses of worship
- Transfiguration RC Church House of worship940 feet
Fire and police
- Squad 288 Fire station1,310 feet
Bank branches
- Bank of America Bank branch590 feet
- Chase Bank branch610 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket550 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and 13 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 20 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 55th Drive & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at Perry Avenue 110 feet
- 66th Street & Perry Avenue 250 feet
- 55th Drive & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at Hamilton Place 260 feet
- Hamilton Place & Perry Avenue 380 feet
- 55th Drive & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at Clinton Avenue 380 feet
- 66th Street & Hamilton Place 490 feet
- Grand Avenue & 55th Drive 530 feet
- Grand Avenue & Hamilton Place 550 feet
See every intersection along 55th Drive or Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S.