73rd Street & 53rd Road
The four-way crossing of 73rd Street and 53rd Road is in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, two police-reported crashes were recorded here, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner. The stele “Maspeth Memorial” is 810 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/73 St, is 460 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 nine places to eat. About 800 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, 460 feet away, for the Q59.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/73 St Q59460 feetQ59
Next buses at this stop
- Q59 …
Cycling
- 11 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, 1 mile by car along the streets.
- 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station830 feet
- 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer 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 2021.
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
- 108 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
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 39 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the London planetree.
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 between November 2018 and May 2025, and the sign on the street decides.
North side of 53rd Road
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-4PM
South side of 53rd Road
- No standing 1 sign NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
West side of 73rd Street
- No standing 1 sign 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, 1931810 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 School820 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Garlinge Triangle900 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch750 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.3 miles
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center720 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are nine 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 nearest of the 9 corners within a three-minute walk:
- 72nd Place & 53rd Road 250 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 73rd Street 250 feet
- Grand Avenue & 73rd Street 440 feet
- 73rd Street & 52nd Court 510 feet
- 72nd Street & 53rd Road 600 feet
- 74th Street & 53rd Road 680 feet
- Grand Avenue & 73rd Place 700 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 72nd Street 700 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Road or 73rd Street.