69th Street & 55th Avenue
The four-way crossing of 69th Street and 55th Avenue is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, eight police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Maspeth Post Office is 80 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Grand Av, is 480 feet away for the Q18, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are nine public places, two of them parks, and 14 places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 69 St/Grand Av, 480 feet away, for the Q18.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Grand Av Q18480 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
A marked bike lane runs on 69th Street.
- 37 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- Grand Ave & Remsen Pl 21 docks in all0.4 miles
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station1,320 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers660 feet
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.2 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported eight crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 5 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
- 2 of those hurt, on a bike
The most recent crash recorded here was in October 2025.
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
- 98 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 900 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 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 29 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the pin oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
- 2 active meters
- 2 pay-by-cell zones
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
Meters are posted as 2 hour passenger vehicles Monday to Saturday 9am to 7pm on 69th Street (west side).
East side of 69th Street
- Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 9AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING 8:30AM-9AM EXCEPT SUNDAY
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 462582 and 464875.
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedNine public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 fire station
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 1 playground
- 3 other places
Schools and child care
- I.S. 73 - the Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School1,170 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Frontera Park1,110 feet
- Frontera Park Playground1,120 feet
- Peter Chahales Park1,120 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Maspeth Library1,260 feet
Community centers and public services
- Maspeth Post Office80 feet
- Older adult center at 69-61 Grand Avenue Older adult center1,120 feet
Fire and police
- Squad 288 Fire station980 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,240 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.3 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,270 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and six 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 10 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 55th Avenue & 69th Place 270 feet
- 69th Street & Clinton Avenue 370 feet
- 69th Street & 54th Avenue 430 feet
- 69th Street & Jay Avenue 620 feet
- Borden Avenue & 69th Street at Grand Avenue 680 feet
- 69th Street & 53rd Drive 700 feet
- 54th Avenue & 69th Place 700 feet
- 54th Avenue & 69th Lane 730 feet
See every intersection along 55th Avenue or 69th Street.