63rd Street & 59th Drive
The four-way crossing of 63rd Street and 59th Drive is in Maspeth, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Reiff Playground is 40 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Fresh Pond Rd/59 Dr, is 320 feet away for the Q39, and 12 bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two public places and seven places to eat. About 800 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, 320 feet away, for the Q39.
- 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Fresh Pond Rd/59 Dr Q39320 feetQ39
Next buses at this stop
- Q39 …
Cycling
- 5 bicycle racks within 820 feet
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 63 St & 59 Dr 23 docks in all120 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 59-12 Fresh Pond Road Gas station1,080 feet
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Charging for electric cars, one fast charger0.8 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedNo police-reported crashes between 2021 and 2025, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2017.
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
- 97 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 45 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 11 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between August 2024 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 59th Drive
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 63rd Street
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
West side of 63rd Street
- No parking 2 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING 9PM-6AM ALL DAYS
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
- Reiff Playground40 feet
- Luke J. Lang Square530 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 and a designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet.
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Fresh Pond Road & 59th Drive 270 feet
- 60th Avenue & Mount Olivet Crescent 300 feet
- 61st Street & Fresh Pond Road 380 feet
- Fresh Pond Road & 59th Road 520 feet
- 61st Street & 59th Drive 540 feet
- 61st Street & 59th Road 550 feet
- 60th Road & Mount Olivet Crescent 560 feet
- 59th Avenue & 63rd Street 570 feet
See every intersection along 59th Drive or 63rd Street.