66th Street & Jay Avenue
The four-way crossing of 66th Street and Jay Avenue 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. Maspeth Post Office is 960 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Queens Midtown Expwy/Hull Av, is 600 feet away for the Q18 and Q67, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are five public places, three of them parks, and three places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Queens Midtown Expwy/Hull Av, 600 feet away, for the Q18 and Q67.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Queens Midtown Expwy/Hull Av Q18, Q67600 feetQ18 Q67
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
- Q67 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 64 St & 53 Dr 19 docks in all1,290 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.5 miles by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.1 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 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
- 72 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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 31 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2025 and January 2026, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 66th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
North side of Jay Avenue
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedFive public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 3 parks
- 1 fire station
- 1 post office
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Federalist Triangle620 feet
- Technical Sergeant Thomas J. Davey Triangle650 feet
- Whitefish Triangle1,180 feet
Community centers and public services
- Maspeth Post Office960 feet
Fire and police
- Squad 288 Fire station1,220 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are three 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 13 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 66th Street & Hull Avenue 300 feet
- 54th Avenue & 66th Street 310 feet
- 65th Place & Jay Avenue 540 feet
- Borden Avenue & 66th Street 550 feet
- 66th Street & 53rd Drive 600 feet
- Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road N at Clinton Avenue 600 feet
- Hamilton Place & Jay Avenue 610 feet
- 55th Avenue & 65th Place 620 feet
See every intersection along 66th Street or Jay Avenue.