59th Place & 56th Drive
The four-way crossing of 59th Place and 56th Drive is in Maspeth, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Martin Luther School is 630 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/61 St, is 0.3 miles away for the Q59, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places, two of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat. About 700 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1915 and 1930, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/61 St, 0.3 miles away, for the Q59.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/61 St Q59 · Shelter0.3 milesQ59
Next buses at this stop
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 3 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 56 Dr & 59 St 19 docks in all290 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 0.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 59-49 Maurice Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 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 November 2019.
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
- 35 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two 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 1915 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 1 sign on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in August 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 59th Place
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 religious buildings
- 1 playground
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Martin Luther School630 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Copernicus Triangle Playground1,180 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Cross RC Church House of worship1,280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and six food stores.
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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Road & 59th Place 280 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & 59th Place 290 feet
- 59th Street & 56th Drive 300 feet
- 60th Street & 56th Drive 340 feet
- 60th Street & Maspeth Avenue 500 feet
- 59th Street & 56th Road 510 feet
- 56th Drive & Melvina Place 550 feet
- 60th Street & 56th Road 590 feet
See every intersection along 56th Drive or 59th Place.