56th Street & Rust Street
The three-way junction of 56th Street and Rust Street is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The nearest bus stop, Maurice Av/Maspeth Av, is 980 feet away for the Q39, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two places to eat. Within 820 feet are seven homes.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Maurice Av/Maspeth Av, 980 feet away, for the Q39.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Maurice Av/Maspeth Av Q39980 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 58 St & 56 Dr 19 docks in all770 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 0.6 miles by car along the streets.
- 58-09 Rust Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers1,300 feet
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported two crashes 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 November 2025.
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
Homes
Within 820 feet of this corner are seven homes. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1910 and 1931.
Trees
Five trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2019 and January 2022, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Rust Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Rust Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Street & 56th Drive 80 feet
- 56th Road & 56th Drive 100 feet
- Rust Street & 56th Terrace 150 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & Rust Street 560 feet
- 58th Street & Maspeth Avenue at 56th Terrace 680 feet
- 58th Street & 56th Drive 730 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & 57th Place 760 feet
- Rust Street & 57th Place 800 feet
See every intersection along 56th Street or Rust Street.