59th Street & Vaux Road
The three-way junction of 59th Street and Vaux Road is in Woodside, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The stele “Woodside Memorial” is 610 feet away. The nearest subway, 61 St-Woodside, is about five minutes on foot, for the 7. Within a five-minute walk are 13 public places, eight of them religious buildings, and 30 places to eat. About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1927 and 1950, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredSubway
The nearest subway station is 61 St-Woodside, 1,280 feet from this corner, about five minutes on foot.
- 61 St-Woodside 71,280 feet7
Next trains at this station
Outbound
1 line- 7 …
Manhattan
1 line- 7 …
Also within a walk
- 52 St 70.4 miles7
The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “Commuting/Community” (1986) by John Cavanagh and “Woodside Continuum” (1999) by Dimitri Gerakaris at the 61 St-Woodside station.
Bus
The nearest bus stop is Roosevelt Av/58 St, 830 feet away, for the Q32.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Roosevelt Av/58 St Q32830 feetQ32
Next buses at this stop
- Q32 …
Cycling
- 58 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Woodside Ave & Roosevelt Ave 19 docks in all770 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 65th Place & Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-11 Queens Boulevard Gas station0.6 miles
- 57-02 Northern Boulevard Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.8 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 July 2015.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11377
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 2
- City Council district
- 26
- Police precinct
- 108
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Woodside
- Elevation
- 58 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 1,400 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1927 and 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 24 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
Meters on the blocks meeting at this corner are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 59th Street (both sides).
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 414661 and 428336.
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Woodside Memorial Park.
- Woodside Memorial Stele, 1971610 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThirteen public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 8 religious buildings
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 park
- 1 post office
- 1 school
- 1 trade or language school
Schools and child care
- Woodside Friends Preschool, ages 2 to 5 · Pre-K1,010 feet
- St Sebastian Catholic Academy School1,010 feet
- Expanding Horizons Institute Trade or language school1,150 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sohncke Square800 feet
Houses of worship
- St Pauls Episcopal Church Woodside House of worship470 feet
Community centers and public services
- Woodside Post Office640 feet
Bank branches
- Chase Bank branch950 feet
- Santander Bank Bank branch1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- H Mart Supermarket810 feet
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Pharmacies
- Duane Reade Pharmacy1,040 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 30 places to eat and nine food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest corners on foot, one of them within a three-minute walk:
- Roosevelt Avenue & Woodside Avenue 630 feet
- 58th Street & Woodside Avenue 880 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 58th Street 920 feet
- Roosevelt Avenue & 60th Street 940 feet
- 60th Street & Woodside Avenue 940 feet
- 41st Avenue & 59th Street 980 feet
- Woodside Avenue & 57th Street 1,130 feet
- 61st Street & Woodside Avenue 1,180 feet
See every intersection along 59th Street.