70th Street & 57th Drive
The three-way junction of 70th Street and 57th 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. Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is 140 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/71 St, is 690 feet away for the Q58 and Q59, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and 22 places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/71 St, 690 feet away, for the Q58 and Q59.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/71 St Q58, Q59690 feetQ58 Q59
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 36 bicycle racks within 820 feet
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
- 57-77 Rust Street 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. Nobody was hurt.
The most recent crash recorded here was in December 2022.
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
- One travel lane
- One of the streets is one-way
Homes
About 800 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 38 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the common hackberry.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 3 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between June 2019 and March 2020, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 57th Drive
- No parking 1 sign NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 70th Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 1 library
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 older adult center
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- I.S. 73 - the Frank Sansivieri Intermediate School1,240 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Garlinge Triangle1,140 feet
- Quick Brown Fox Triangle1,300 feet
Health care
- Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice140 feet
Libraries, museums and history
- Maspeth Library340 feet
Community centers and public services
- Older adult center at 69-61 Grand Avenue Older adult center790 feet
Bank branches
- Citizens Bank Bank branch910 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy940 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center0.4 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are 22 places to eat and eight 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 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 69th Lane & 57th Drive 300 feet
- 71st Street & 57th Road 430 feet
- 57th Drive & Mazeau Street 540 feet
- Grand Avenue & 69th Lane 630 feet
- 71st Street & Grand Avenue 680 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Mazeau Street 700 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Mazeau Street Pedestrian Overpass 730 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & 69th Place 760 feet
See every intersection along 57th Drive or 70th Street.