60th Avenue & 70th Street
The four-way crossing of 60th Avenue and 70th Street 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. Sitting Area 127 CXXVII is 1,280 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/59 Dr, is 1,180 feet away for the Q67, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and one place to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1955, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/59 Dr, 1,180 feet away, for the Q67.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/59 Dr Q671,180 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 73-15 Eliot Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 6626 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 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.
- 3 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in March 2025.
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
- 104 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 1,000 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 1935 and 1955.
Trees
NYC Parks records 34 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 60th Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sitting Area 127 CXXVII Park1,280 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 71st Street & 60th Avenue 260 feet
- 60th Avenue & 69th Lane 260 feet
- 60th Avenue & 72nd Street 520 feet
- 60th Avenue & 69th Place 530 feet
- 70th Street & Caldwell Avenue 740 feet
- 69th Place & 59th Drive 780 feet
- 69th Place & 60th Road 780 feet
- 74th Street & 60th Avenue 820 feet
See every intersection along 60th Avenue or 70th Street.