56th Street & 56th Drive
The four-way crossing of 56th Street and 56th Drive 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. The nearest bus stop, Maurice Av/Maspeth Av, is 1,060 feet away for the Q39, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat. Within 820 feet are two homes. Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Maurice Av/Maspeth Av, 1,060 feet away, for the Q39.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Maurice Av/Maspeth Av Q391,060 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 58 St & 56 Dr 19 docks in all690 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 58-09 Rust Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.3 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. 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 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 15 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are two homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1931 and 1958.
Trees
Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 56th Street
- Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY 7AM-5PM ALL DAYS
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three places to eat and one food store.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, six of them within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Road & 56th Drive 70 feet
- 56th Street & Rust Street 80 feet
- Rust Street & 56th Terrace 230 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & Rust Street 640 feet
- 58th Street & 56th Drive 660 feet
- 58th Street & Maspeth Avenue at 56th Terrace 750 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & 57th Place 840 feet
- Rust Street & 57th Place 880 feet
See every intersection along 56th Drive or 56th Street.