71st Street & Queens Midtown Expressway
The four-way crossing of 71st Street and Queens Midtown Expressway is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, five police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Sitting Area 127 CXXVII is 470 feet away. The nearest bus stop, 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy, is 1,240 feet away for the Q67, and nine bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, five of them parks. About 900 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/Queens Midtown Expwy, 1,240 feet away, for the Q67.
- 9 routes within a ten-minute walk
- 69 St/Queens Midtown Expwy Q671,240 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Long Island Expressway westbound at Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station0.4 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.5 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported five crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 2 people injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in November 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
- 99 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Three of the streets are one-way
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 1925 and 1965.
Trees
NYC Parks records 23 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the swamp white oak.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 15 signs on these blocks
- 4 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between September 2022 and February 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of 58th Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
East side of 71st Street
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING ANYTIME
South side of Queens Midtown Expressway
- No parking 5 signs NO PARKING TUESDAY FRIDAY MIDNIGHT-3AM
- No standing 8 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 5 parks
- 1 nursing home or hospice
- 1 playground
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Sitting Area 127 CXXVII Park470 feet
- Quick Brown Fox Triangle950 feet
- Peter Chahales Park1,080 feet
Show all 6
- Garlinge Triangle1,270 feet
- Frontera Park1,280 feet
- Frontera Park Playground1,290 feet
Health care
- Central Queens Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Nursing home or hospice820 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.4 miles
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 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 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
Nearby corners
The eight nearest of the 16 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 58th Road & Mazeau Street Pedestrian Overpass 130 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Long Island Expressway 160 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Mazeau Street Pedestrian Overpass 220 feet
- 71st Street & Caldwell Avenue 280 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Mazeau Street Pedestrian Overpass 330 feet
- 58th Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway 350 feet
- Queens Midtown Expressway & Mazeau Street 350 feet
- 58th Avenue & 73rd Street 490 feet
See every intersection along 58th Road, 71st Street or Queens Midtown Expressway.