61st Street & 59th Drive
The three-way junction of 61st Street and 59th 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. Reiff Playground is 320 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fresh Pond Rd/59 Dr, is 280 feet away for the Q39, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and seven places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Fresh Pond Rd/59 Dr, 280 feet away, for the Q39.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fresh Pond Rd/59 Dr Q39280 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 3 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 60 Ave & Fresh Pond Rd 19 docks in all610 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 59-12 Fresh Pond Road Gas station0.3 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.6 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.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in February 2022.
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
- 110 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 900 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 153 Maspeth Elem School780 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Reiff Playground320 feet
- Luke J. Lang Square530 feet
Houses of worship
- Trinity St Andrews Lutheran Church House of worship1,250 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are seven places to eat and three food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 60th Lane & 59th Drive 260 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & 59th Drive 270 feet
- 60th Avenue & 61st Street 370 feet
- 61st Street & Fresh Pond Road 380 feet
- 60th Lane & 59th Road 510 feet
- 60th Place & 59th Drive 510 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & 59th Road 520 feet
- 63rd Street & 59th Drive 540 feet
See every intersection along 59th Drive or 61st Street.