68th Street & 52nd Drive
The three-way junction of 68th Street and 52nd 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. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/52 Dr, is 420 feet away for the Q18, and three bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1930 and 1960, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/52 Dr, 420 feet away, for the Q18.
- 3 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/52 Dr Q18420 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 53 Ave & 62 St 19 docks in all0.3 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.7 miles by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden 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 cars1.5 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 November 2024.
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 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, a mix of apartment buildings and smaller houses. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1930 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry and the Japanese zelkova.
Within a walk
How places are listedFood stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and two 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 parking sign or meter on the blocks meeting here
- A designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 53rd Avenue & 68th Street 250 feet
- 69th Street & 52nd Drive 380 feet
- 68th Street & 53rd Road 500 feet
- 66th Street & 52nd Drive 520 feet
- 69th Street & 52nd Road 640 feet
- 69th Place & 52nd Drive 660 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 69th Street 760 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 66th Street 770 feet
See every intersection along 52nd Drive or 68th Street.