59th Avenue & Flushing Avenue
The three-way junction of 59th Avenue and Flushing Avenue 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. In 2025, 981 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/58 Dr, is 370 feet away for the B57, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three places to eat. About 700 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, 370 feet away, for the B57.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Flushing Av/58 Dr B57370 feetB57
Next buses at this stop
- B57 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 59 St & 59 Rd 21 docks in all450 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 58-09 Rust Street Gas station0.3 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.4 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2024.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 981 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 783rd most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 240 more were issued.
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
- 47 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to four travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 700 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 33 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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 in September 2019, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 59th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 6AM-4PM
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 of the 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 59th Avenue & 59th Street 190 feet
- 60th Street & Flushing Avenue 290 feet
- 59th Street & 59th Road 360 feet
- Flushing Avenue & 59th Road 420 feet
- 59th Street & 58th Drive 440 feet
- 59th Avenue & 60th Street 490 feet
- Flushing Avenue & 58th Drive 540 feet
- 59th Street & 59th Drive 610 feet
See every intersection along 59th Avenue or Flushing Avenue.