59th Avenue & Dresden Street
The three-way junction of 59th Avenue and Dresden Street is in Maspeth, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Luke J. Lang Square is 520 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 61 St/59 Av, is 260 feet away for the Q39, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and nine places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 61 St/59 Av, 260 feet away, for the Q39.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 61 St/59 Av Q39260 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 60 Pl & Flushing Ave 19 docks in all740 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 59-12 Fresh Pond Road Gas station440 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.7 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 February 2020.
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
- 85 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Japanese pagoda tree.
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 park
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 153 Maspeth Elem School1,200 feet
- Precious Moments Day Care Center Infant, toddler and preschool care, ages 0 to 5 · Pre-K1,270 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Luke J. Lang Square520 feet
- Reiff Playground610 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- A signal or safety change
- A parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 15 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 59th Avenue & 60th Lane 150 feet
- 59th Avenue & 61st Street 150 feet
- 59th Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 380 feet
- 59th Avenue & 60th Place 410 feet
- 60th Lane & 59th Road 430 feet
- 61st Street & 59th Road 470 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & 59th Road 560 feet
- 61st Street & Fresh Pond Road 640 feet
See every intersection along 59th Avenue.