59th Street & Maspeth Avenue
The four-way crossing of 59th Street and Maspeth 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. Martin Luther School is 700 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/59 St, is 1,070 feet away for the Q39 and Q59, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and eight places to eat. About 600 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/59 St, 1,070 feet away, for the Q39 and Q59.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/59 St Q39, Q591,070 feetQ39 Q59
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 4 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 57 Rd & 59 St 19 docks in all270 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 chargers0.4 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2026.
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
- 46 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 600 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 28 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 20 signs on these blocks
- 5 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2016 and July 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 59th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
North side of Maspeth Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
South side of Maspeth Avenue
- No standing 14 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-10AM 4PM-7PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING SCHOOL DAYS 7AM-4PM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- Martin Luther School700 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are eight places to eat and four 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 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Maspeth Avenue & Melvina Place 250 feet
- 57th Road & 59th Street 260 feet
- 59th Street & 56th Drive 310 feet
- Maspeth Avenue & 59th Place 360 feet
- 59th Street & 57th Drive 510 feet
- 56th Drive & Melvina Place 560 feet
- 59th Street & 56th Road 560 feet
- 60th Street & Maspeth Avenue 570 feet
See every intersection along 59th Street or Maspeth Avenue.