61st Street & 53rd Drive
The three-way junction of 61st Street and 53rd Drive is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, one police-reported crash was recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Frank Principe Park is 830 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 53 Dr/62 St, is 220 feet away for the Q67, and two bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and two places to eat. About 400 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1940 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 53 Dr/62 St, 220 feet away, for the Q67.
- 2 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 53 Dr/62 St Q67220 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- Maurice Ave & 53 Dr 15 docks in all140 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.3 miles by car along the streets.
- 59-51 Maurice Avenue Gas station1,220 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.7 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars0.9 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported one crash at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
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
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 400 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 1940 and 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the Callery pear.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedTwo public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frank Principe Park830 feet
- Virginia Principe Playground970 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two places to eat and one food store.
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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- 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:
- Maurice Avenue & 53rd Drive 80 feet
- 62nd Street & 53rd Drive 190 feet
- 61st Street & 62nd Street 360 feet
- 63rd Street & 53rd Drive 450 feet
- 53rd Drive & 63rd Place 610 feet
- 54th Avenue & 61st Street 780 feet
- 54th Avenue & Maurice Avenue 800 feet
- 64th Street & 53rd Drive 920 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Drive or 61st Street.