72nd Place & 53rd Road
The three-way junction of 72nd Place and 53rd Road is in Maspeth, Queens. It has a clean safety record in city data between 2021 and 2025. The stele “Maspeth Memorial” is 820 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/73 St, is 710 feet away for the Q59, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are three public places and six places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1920 and 1950, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/73 St, 710 feet away, for the Q59.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/73 St Q59710 feetQ59
Next buses at this stop
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 12 bicycle racks within 820 feet
By car
The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway eastbound at 68th Street & Queens Boulevard, 0.9 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station1,080 feet
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.5 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars1.5 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 November 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
- 112 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 1950.
Trees
NYC Parks records 48 trees within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 10 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between July 2023 and December 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
East side of 72nd Place
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING ANYTIME
- No standing 4 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
West side of 72nd Place
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Monuments and public art
How landmarks are placedThe City's public art inventory lists one work near this corner, in Garlinge Triangle.
- Maspeth Memorial Stele, 1931820 feet
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedThree public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 1 park
- 1 religious building
- 1 school
Schools and child care
- P.S. 58 - the School of Heroes School1,070 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Garlinge Triangle830 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch1,000 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center960 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are six places to eat and five 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:
- 73rd Street & 53rd Road 250 feet
- 72nd Street & 53rd Road 350 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 72nd Street 450 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 73rd Street 500 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 71st Street 630 feet
- Grand Avenue & 73rd Street 690 feet
- 73rd Street & 52nd Court 760 feet
- Grand Avenue & 72nd Place 760 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Road or 72nd Place.