61st Street & 55th Drive
The six-way junction of 61st Street and 55th Drive is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Copernicus Triangle Playground is 450 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy, is 0.3 miles away for the Q67, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 11 public places, four of them religious buildings, and eight places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy, 0.3 miles away, for the Q67.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy Q670.3 milesQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 63 St & Borden Ave 21 docks in all550 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-93 58th Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1 mile
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in April 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
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- Three of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 700 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 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the thornless honeylocust.
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.
South side of 55th Drive
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedEleven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 4 religious buildings
- 3 parks
- 3 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
Schools and child care
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 56-01 61st Street Pre-K center340 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frank Principe Park430 feet
- Copernicus Triangle Playground450 feet
- Virginia Principe Playground610 feet
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- Hull Triangle710 feet
- Hull Triangle Playground750 feet
- Technical Sergeant Thomas J. Davey Triangle1,170 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Cross RC Church House of worship490 feet
- Transfiguration RC Church House of worship1,180 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 55th Drive & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at 61st Street Pedestrian Overpass 120 feet
- Borden Avenue & 55th Drive 180 feet
- 56th Avenue & 61st Street 250 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & 61st Street Pedestrian Overpass 400 feet
- 61st Street & 56th Road 500 feet
- 60th Street & 55th Drive 520 feet
- Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway 530 feet
- Borden Avenue & 60th Street 580 feet
See every intersection along 55th Drive, 61st Street, 61st Street Pedestrian Overpass or Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S.