68th Street & 59th Road
The three-way junction of 68th Street and 59th Road is in Maspeth, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Frontera Park is 1,090 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/59 Dr, is 470 feet away for the Q67, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places, two of them parks, and one place to eat. About 500 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 and 1965, 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, 470 feet away, for the Q67.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/59 Dr Q67470 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Ave & Remsen Pl 21 docks in all0.5 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station0.5 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.3 miles
- 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue Fast charging for electric cars1.2 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 June 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
- 109 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 1925 and 1965.
Trees
Sixteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frontera Park1,090 feet
- Peter Chahales Park1,110 feet
- Frontera Park Playground1,120 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.5 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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 11 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 68th Street & 59th Drive 250 feet
- 69th Street & 59th Road 300 feet
- Caldwell Avenue & Brown Place 480 feet
- 60th Avenue & 68th Street 510 feet
- 69th Street & Caldwell Avenue 520 feet
- 69th Street & 59th Drive 550 feet
- 68th Street & 60th Road 770 feet
- 69th Place & 59th Road 770 feet
See every intersection along 59th Road or 68th Street.