70th Street & 53rd Drive
The four-way crossing of 70th Street and 53rd Drive is in Maspeth, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. Maspeth Post Office is 1,230 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 71 St/Grand Av, is 920 feet away for the Q58, and six bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four public places and 14 places to eat. About 1,000 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1940, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is 71 St/Grand Av, 920 feet away, for the Q58.
- 6 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 71 St/Grand Av Q58920 feetQ58
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
Cycling
- 7 bicycle racks within 820 feet
Nearest bike-share station
- 64 St & 53 Dr 19 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, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.
- 66-15 Borden Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.4 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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 December 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
- 96 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 1920 and 1940.
Trees
NYC Parks records 26 trees within 330 feet.
Schools and places within a walk
How places are listedFour public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 library
- 1 older adult center
- 1 post office
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- I.S. 73 - the Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School420 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Maspeth Library1,300 feet
Community centers and public services
- Maspeth Post Office1,230 feet
- Older adult center at 69-61 Grand Avenue Older adult center1,250 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch1,180 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy1,250 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 14 places to eat and four food stores.
Not on record for this corner:
- A subway entrance within a ten-minute walk
- 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 54th Avenue & 70th Street 210 feet
- 70th Street & 53rd Road 250 feet
- 71st Street & 54th Avenue 320 feet
- 54th Avenue & 69th Lane 440 feet
- 54th Avenue & 69th Place 470 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 70th Street 500 feet
- 69th Street & 53rd Drive 520 feet
- 69th Street & Jay Avenue 610 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Drive or 70th Street.