74th Street & 52nd Drive
The three-way junction of 74th Street and 52nd 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. In 2025, 142 school-zone speed camera tickets were recorded here. The nearest bus stop, Calamus Av/74 St, is 760 feet away for the Q47, and four bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are four places to eat. About 900 homes stand within 820 feet, mostly built between 1935 and 1945, almost all in houses of one or two.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Calamus Av/74 St, 760 feet away, for the Q47.
- 4 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Calamus Av/74 St Q47760 feetQ47
Next buses at this stop
- Q47 …
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 station860 feet
- 7014 Garfield Avenue Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 90-15 Queens Boulevard Fast charging for electric cars1.4 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 January 2022.
Camera tickets
How tickets are countedIn 2025, 142 school-zone speed camera tickets were issued for violations recorded at this corner, the 1,700th most of the 1,957 corners in the city where any were issued.
In 2026 so far, through August 27, 77 more were issued.
About this corner
Where facts come from- ZIP code
- 11373
- Community board
- Queens Community Board 5
- City Council district
- 30
- Police precinct
- 104
- Neighborhood (City Planning area)
- Maspeth
- Elevation
- 93 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 1935 and 1945.
Trees
Four trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 6 signs on these blocks
- 2 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in June 2021, and the sign on the street decides.
West side of 74th Street
- No parking 4 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 8AM-6PM
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Within a walk
How places are listedBank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch910 feet
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center240 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and one food store.
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
- A listed public place within a five-minute walk
Nearby corners
The eight corners within a three-minute walk:
- 74th Street & 52nd Court 230 feet
- 74th Street & 52nd Road 250 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 74th Street 480 feet
- 74th Street & 52nd Avenue 490 feet
- 73rd Street & 52nd Drive 590 feet
- 74th Street & 53rd Road 700 feet
- 74th Street & Calamus Avenue 740 feet
- 73rd Street & 52nd Road 800 feet
See every intersection along 52nd Drive or 74th Street.