55th Street & Arnold Avenue
The four-way crossing of 55th Street and Arnold Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, four police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus is 870 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, is 690 feet away for the Q54, and eight bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 12 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av, 690 feet away, for the Q54.
- 8 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Andrews Av Q54690 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 56 St & Arnold Ave 21 docks in all270 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.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported four crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2025.
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
- 74 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 22 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2021 and June 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 55th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
West side of 55th Street
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of Arnold Avenue
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of Arnold Avenue
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 fire station
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School870 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Grover Cleveland Playground1,240 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station1,130 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 12 places to eat and four 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 14 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 54th Place & Arnold Avenue 250 feet
- 56th Street & Arnold Avenue 250 feet
- 55th Street & Andrews Avenue 280 feet
- 54th Street & Arnold Avenue 500 feet
- 55th Street & Nurge Avenue 500 feet
- 56th Street & Andrews Avenue 520 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Arnold Avenue 540 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Andrews Avenue 580 feet
See every intersection along 55th Street or Arnold Avenue.