59th Avenue & Fresh Pond Road
The four-way crossing of 59th Avenue and Fresh Pond Road 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. In 2025, 1,180 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. Reiff Playground is 230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 61 St/59 Av, is 310 feet away for the Q39, and ten bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and 11 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 61 St/59 Av, 310 feet away, for the Q39.
- 10 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 61 St/59 Av Q39310 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
- 63 St & 59 Dr 23 docks in all740 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 station240 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars0.8 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 1,180 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 675th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 516 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
- 84 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1925 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2025 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of Fresh Pond Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of Fresh Pond Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Reiff Playground230 feet
- Luke J. Lang Square320 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 11 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 59th Avenue & 61st Street 220 feet
- 59th Avenue & 63rd Street 270 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & 59th Road 270 feet
- 61st Street & 59th Road 360 feet
- 59th Avenue & Dresden Street 380 feet
- 61st Street & Fresh Pond Road 420 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & 59th Drive 520 feet
- 59th Avenue & 60th Lane 530 feet
See every intersection along 59th Avenue or Fresh Pond Road.