Borden Avenue & 60th Street
Borden Avenue and 60th Street meet at a seven-way junction in Maspeth, Queens. Between 2021 and 2025, nine police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of three crashes for a Queens corner. Virginia Principe Playground is 1,190 feet away. The nearest bus stop, Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy, is 790 feet away for the Q67, and seven bus routes stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are six public places, two of them parks, and ten places to eat.
Map
Getting there
How walks are measuredBus
The nearest bus stop is Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy, 790 feet away, for the Q67.
- 7 routes within a ten-minute walk
- Maurice Av/Queens-Midtown Expwy Q67790 feetQ67
Next buses at this stop
- Q67 …
Cycling
- 1 more bike-share station within a five-minute walk
Nearest bike-share station
- 55 Dr & Maurice Ave 19 docks in all1,000 feet
By car
A ramp to the Long Island Expressway eastbound starts at this corner.
- 59-49 Maurice Avenue Gas station0.3 miles
- 56-18 69th Street Charging for electric cars, two Level 2 chargers0.6 miles
- 57-77 Rust Street Fast charging for electric cars0.7 miles
Safety record
How crashes are countedBetween 2021 and 2025, police reported nine crashes at this corner, more than the median of three crashes for a Queens corner.
- 7 people injured
- 0 people killed
- 1 of those hurt, on foot
The most recent crash recorded here was in July 2024.
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
- 18 feet above sea level
The streets
- Up to three travel lanes
- A designated truck route
- Four of the streets are one-way
Homes
About 300 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 1910 and 1931.
Trees
NYC Parks records 27 trees within 330 feet; the most common are the Chinese elm and the apple.
Parking on the streets meeting here
How signs are read- 2 signs on these blocks
- 1 rule
The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded in May 2023, and the sign on the street decides.
South side of Borden Avenue
- No standing 2 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
Schools, parks and places within a walk
How places are listedSix public places are within a five-minute walk.
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 day care or pre-K site
- 1 religious building
Schools and child care
- Mosaic Pre-K Center at 56-01 61st Street Pre-K center930 feet
Parks, playgrounds and gardens
- Copernicus Triangle Playground190 feet
- Frank Principe Park800 feet
- Virginia Principe Playground1,190 feet
Show all 4
- Hull Triangle1,290 feet
Houses of worship
- Holy Cross RC Church House of worship1,020 feet
Supermarkets
- Key Food Supermarket0.5 miles
Food stores and places to eat
Within a five-minute walk there are ten places to eat and three 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 12 corners within a three-minute walk:
- Borden Avenue & Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S at 55th Road 140 feet
- 60th Street & 55th Drive 190 feet
- Borden Avenue & 55th Drive 400 feet
- 56th Avenue & 60th Street 440 feet
- Borden Avenue & Maurice Avenue 480 feet
- 61st Street & 55th Drive 580 feet
- Maurice Avenue & 55th Road 580 feet
- Long Island Expressway & Maurice Avenue 590 feet
See every intersection along 60th Street, Borden Avenue, Long Island Expressway or Queens Midtown Expressway Service Road S.