56th Road & 59th Place
The three-way junction of 56th Road and 59th 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. Martin Luther School is 920 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q67, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and nine places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 and 1931, 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/Queens-Midtown Expwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q67.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy Q670.3 milesQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 56 Dr & 59 St 19 docks in all500 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 station0.3 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 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 May 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
- 26 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1931.
Trees
Fifteen 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- 6 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2017 and April 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 56th Road
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-4PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-5PM
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Martin Luther School920 feet
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 56-01 61st Street Pre-K center1,280 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Copernicus Triangle Playground1,060 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Cross RC Church House of worship1,260 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and five 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 59th Street & 56th Road 230 feet
- 59th Place & 56th Drive 280 feet
- 60th Street & 56th Road 480 feet
- 56th Avenue & 59th Street 480 feet
- 59th Street & 56th Drive 480 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & 59th Place 570 feet
- 60th Street & 56th Drive 630 feet
- 56th Avenue & 60th Street 730 feet
See every intersection along 56th Road or 59th Place.