74th Street & 53rd Road
The three-way junction of 74th 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. Elmhurst Park is 790 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Grand Av/74 St, is 260 feet away for the Q58, Q59 and Q98, and five bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are seven public places, two of them parks, and four places to eat.
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Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Grand Av/74 St, 260 feet away, for the Q58, Q59 and Q98.
- 5 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Grand Av/74 St Q58, Q59, Q98260 feetQ58 Q59 Q98
Next buses at this stop
- Q58 …
- Q59 …
- Q98 …
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, 1.1 miles by car along the streets.
- 74-01 Grand Avenue Gas station150 feet
- 56-18 69th Street 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 two crashes at this corner, fewer than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 1 person injured
- 0 people killed
The most recent crash recorded here was in June 2025.
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
- 101 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to two travel lanes
Homes
About 400 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 1945.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common is the hybrid elm.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 5 signs on these blocks
- 3 different rules
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between February 2020 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 74th Street
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSeven public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 schools
- 1 park feature
- 1 playground
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Maspeth High School840 feet
- P.S. 58 - the School of Heroes School1,160 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Elmhurst Park790 feet
- Elmhurst Park Playground990 feet
- Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park Park feature1,010 feet
Show all 4
- Garlinge Triangle1,250 feet
Bank branches
- TD Bank Bank branch200 feet
Pharmacies
- CVS Pharmacy0.4 miles
Shopping centers
- Shops at Grand Avenue Shopping center40 feet
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are four places to eat and four 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 corners on foot, seven of them within a three-minute walk:
- 53rd Avenue & 74th Street 220 feet
- 74th Street & Grand Avenue 330 feet
- 74th Street & 52nd Court 480 feet
- Grand Avenue & 73rd Place 530 feet
- 73rd Street & 53rd Road 680 feet
- 74th Street & 52nd Drive 700 feet
- Grand Avenue & 73rd Street 780 feet
- 53rd Avenue & 73rd Street 870 feet
See every intersection along 53rd Road or 74th Street.