62nd Avenue & 56th Street
The three-way junction of 62nd Avenue and 56th Street 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. Grover Cleveland High School is 1,250 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Metropolitan Av/Forest Av, is 430 feet away for the Q54, and 13 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, three of them religious buildings, and 13 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Metropolitan Av/Forest Av, 430 feet away, for the Q54.
- 13 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Metropolitan Av/Forest Av Q54430 feetQ54
Next buses at this stop
- Q54 …
Cycling
- 2 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 2 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 56 St & Arnold Ave 21 docks in all760 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound at Borden Avenue & 60th Street, 1.4 miles by car along the streets.
- 60-04 Metropolitan Avenue Gas station820 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Charging for electric cars, two fast chargers0.9 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2021.
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
- 96 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are 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 1942.
Since 2014 at least 13 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the thornless honeylocust and the silver linden.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in September 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 56th Street
- No parking 7 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
North side of 62nd Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING WEDNESDAY 9:30AM-11AM
South side of 62nd Avenue
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING FRIDAY 9:30AM-11AM
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 religious buildings
- 3 schools
- 1 fire station
Schools and child care
- A.C.E. Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus School700 feet
- Grover Cleveland High School1,250 feet
- P.S. 071 Forest School1,270 feet
Houses of worship
- Trinity St Andrews Lutheran Church House of worship1,310 feet
Fire and police
- Engine 291/Ladder 140 Fire station200 feet
Supermarkets
- CTown Supermarket680 feet
- City Fresh Market Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 13 places to eat and six food stores.
Not on record for this corner: a subway entrance within a ten-minute walk, a signal or safety change and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Metropolitan Avenue & 56th Street 240 feet
- 62nd Avenue & 60th Street 360 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & Forest Avenue 480 feet
- 56th Street & Andrews Avenue 510 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 55th Street 550 feet
- Forest Avenue & Harman Street 580 feet
- 58th Street & 60th Street 600 feet
- Metropolitan Avenue & 60th Street 670 feet
See every intersection along 56th Street or 62nd Avenue.