59th Street & 59th Drive

The four-way crossing of 59th Street and 59th Drive is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, six police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Trinity St Andrews Lutheran Church is 900 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Flushing Av/58 Dr, is 970 feet away for the B57, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one public place. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, almost all in houses of one or two.

Safety record
2 hurt
6 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest highway entrance
Long Island Expressway
0.9 miles by car along the streets
Nearest bus stop
970 feet
Flushing Av/58 Dr · B57
Within a walk
1 place
1 religious building, within five minutes

Map

Layers
59th Street & 59th Drive Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Bus

The nearest bus stop is Flushing Av/58 Dr, 970 feet away, for the B57.

  • 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. Flushing Av/58 Dr B57
    970 feet
    B57

Next buses at this stop

  1. B57 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

  • 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. 59 St & 59 Rd 21 docks in all
    170 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.

  1. 58-09 Rust Street Gas station
    0.3 miles
  2. 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers
    0.4 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported six crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.

  • 2 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 1 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in November 2023.

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
53 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to two travel lanes

Homes

About 400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two.

Trees

Twelve trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Harvest Gold' Mongolian linden and the Siberian elm.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 16 signs on these blocks
  • 6 different rules

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between November 2022 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 59th Drive

  • No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME

North side of 59th Drive

  • No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME

South side of 59th Drive

  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • Truck loading only 2 signs TRUCK LOADING ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 5AM-3PM

East side of 59th Street

  • No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

West side of 59th Street

  • No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM

Places within a walk

How places are listed

One public place is within a five-minute walk.

  • 1 religious building

Houses of worship

  1. Trinity St Andrews Lutheran Church House of worship
    900 feet

Supermarkets

  1. CTown Supermarket
    0.5 miles

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 9 corners within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 59th Drive or 59th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, MTA, NYC DOT, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, NYC City Planning, US Department of Energy, NYC Parks, NYC Health, NYS Agriculture and Markets and USDA, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.