59th Street & 56th Drive
The four-way crossing of 59th Street and 56th Drive is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, seven police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Martin Luther School is 930 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Maurice Av/Maspeth Av, is 1,160 feet away for the Q39, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are one public place and nine places to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1910 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 Maurice Av/Maspeth Av, 1,160 feet away, for the Q39.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Maurice Av/Maspeth Av Q391,160 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 56 Dr & 59 St 19 docks in all30 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 station0.3 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported seven crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 4 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2024.
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
- 33 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 500 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 1910 and 1930.
Trees
NYC Parks records 21 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 9 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2018 and December 2024, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 56th Drive
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
South side of 56th Drive
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
East side of 59th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
West side of 59th Street
- No parking 3 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedOne public place is within a five-minute walk.
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Martin Luther School930 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine places to eat and five 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 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 56th Drive & Melvina Place 260 feet
- 59th Street & 56th Road 260 feet
- 59th Place & 56th Drive 300 feet
- 59th Street & Maspeth Avenue 310 feet
- 56th Road & 59th Place 480 feet
- 56th Avenue & 59th Street 510 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & Melvina Place 560 feet
- 57th Road & 59th Street 570 feet
See every intersection along 56th Drive or 59th Street.