56th Drive & Melvina Place
The three-way junction of 56th Drive and Melvina Place is in Maspeth, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Martin Luther School is 1,180 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Maurice Av/Maspeth Av, is 900 feet away for the Q39, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and eight places to eat. About 300 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Maurice Av/Maspeth Av, 900 feet away, for the Q39.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Maurice Av/Maspeth Av Q39900 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 56 Dr & 59 St 19 docks in all290 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 59-49 Maurice Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2019.
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
- 32 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1910 and 1930.
Trees
Eight trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 7 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between March 2017 and May 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 56th Drive
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
East side of Melvina Place
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Melvina Place
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Martin Luther School1,180 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and two 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 59th Street & 56th Drive 260 feet
- 56th Drive & 58th Place 330 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & Melvina Place 360 feet
- Maurice Avenue & 56th Drive 500 feet
- 59th Street & 56th Road 510 feet
- 59th Place & 56th Drive 550 feet
- 59th Street & Maspeth Avenue 560 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & 58th Place 730 feet
See every intersection along 56th Drive or Melvina Place.