70th Street & 52nd Drive
The three-way junction of 70th Street and 52nd Drive is in Maspeth, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/52 Dr, is 520 feet away for the Q18, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are two places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1925 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/52 Dr, 520 feet away, for the Q18.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/52 Dr Q18520 feetQ18
Next buses at this stop
- Q18 …
Cycling
Nearest bike-share station
- 53 Ave & 62 St 19 docks in all0.5 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
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.6 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 March 2020.
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
- 95 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, almost all of them in houses of one or two. The buildings holding them mostly went up between 1925 and 1960.
Trees
NYC Parks records 22 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the 'Green leaf' Japanese flowering cherry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 4 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in February 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 52nd Drive
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of 52nd Drive
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 70th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedPharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are two 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 designated landmark or historic district within 820 feet
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Place & 52nd Drive 260 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 70th Street 400 feet
- 70th Street & 52nd Avenue 490 feet
- 69th Street & 52nd Drive 520 feet
- 70th Street & 53rd Road 650 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 71st Street 650 feet
- 71st Street & 52nd Avenue 740 feet
- 52nd Avenue & 69th Place 740 feet
See every intersection along 52nd Drive or 70th Street.