68th Street & 59th Drive
The three-way junction of 68th 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. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/59 Dr, is 390 feet away for the Q67, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk is one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1924 and 1960, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/59 Dr, 390 feet away, for the Q67.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/59 Dr Q67390 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station0.6 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.3 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 March 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
- 108 feet above sea level
The streets
- One travel lane
- Two of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1924 and 1960.
Trees
Eighteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Within a walk
How places are listedSupermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there is one place 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 nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 68th Street & 59th Road 250 feet
- 60th Avenue & 68th Street 260 feet
- 69th Street & 59th Drive 310 feet
- 68th Street & 60th Road 520 feet
- 69th Street & 59th Road 540 feet
- 69th Street & 60th Avenue 560 feet
- Caldwell Avenue & Brown Place 730 feet
- 69th Street & Caldwell Avenue 770 feet
See every intersection along 59th Drive or 68th Street.