59th Avenue & 60th Street
The three-way junction of 59th Avenue and 60th 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. Trinity St Andrews Lutheran Church is 940 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/58 Dr, is 280 feet away for the B57, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and five places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/58 Dr, 280 feet away, for the B57.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/58 Dr B57280 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 60 Pl & Flushing Ave 19 docks in all670 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 59-12 Fresh Pond Road Gas station1,250 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 miles
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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in August 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
- 49 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 900 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 1920 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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 April 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 60th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
Houses of worship
- Trinity St Andrews Lutheran Church House of worship940 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are five 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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 60th Street & Flushing Avenue 200 feet
- 60th Street & 59th Road 280 feet
- 59th Avenue & 60th Place 400 feet
- Flushing Avenue & 58th Drive 450 feet
- 59th Avenue & Flushing Avenue 490 feet
- 60th Street & 59th Drive 530 feet
- 59th Avenue & 59th Street 620 feet
- Flushing Avenue & 60th Place 640 feet
See every intersection along 59th Avenue or 60th Street.